"PM, Home Minister must come to House": Kharge slams Govt over silence on student protest crackdown, "missing funds"

Speaking to ANI, Kharge said, "We want the Prime Minister and the Home Minister to come to the House and present their views. What do they have to say? There is the issue of the missing funds. What is their position on it?"

Targeting the government over its handling of the July 20 student protest at Jantar Mantar, Kharge said, "Students were beaten, pellet guns were used, tear gas was fired, and every possible measure was taken against them. Why did this happen? For what reason? Both the Prime Minister and the Home Minister should take responsibility and make statements in the House."

Kharge accused the Prime Minister of avoiding Parliament and said, "The Prime Minister is not even willing to come into the House, and that is an insult to the people who elected us. It is an insult to democracy... When the Prime Minister wakes up at 12 or 12:30, he posts his views on Instagram. Instead, he should come to the House and say the same thing, or call a press conference...This is an insult to Parliament and an insult to the people. The millions of people who voted for us, our alliance partners, and others want to know what is happening in Parliament and what the government's response is. But the government is not prepared to answer..."

Earlier in the day, in a post on X, Kharge wrote,"Modi Govt will have to answer INDIA 1. Home Minister should come to the Parliament and explain the lathicharge-pellet gun action on students. 2. Prime Minister should answer how the chanda-chadhava (offerings) donated to Shri Ram Mandir was stolen, even as the Trust was under PM's oversight."

The opposition has been on an offensive against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging the lathi-charge and use of pellet guns by Delhi Police against protesters during the July 20 march led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). (ANI)