{"id":13769,"date":"2026-08-18T13:57:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13769"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:57:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:57:59","slug":"rahul-gandhi-dont-lie-to-children-rahul-slams-rijiju-over-his-no-one-harmed-during-cjp-stir-remark-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13769","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Gandhi: \u2018Don\u2019t lie to children\u2019: Rahul slams Rijiju over his &#8216;no one harmed&#8217; during CJP stir remark | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133322844,imgsize-1722576,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/rahul-gandhi-rijiju.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Don\u2019t lie to children\u2019: Rahul slams Rijiju over his 'no one harmed' during CJP stir remark\" title=\"Rahul said he had personally met some of the injured protesters and alleged that videos of the police action had been widely circulated.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rahul said he had personally met some of the injured protesters and alleged that videos of the police action had been widely circulated.\">Rahul said he had personally met some of the injured protesters and alleged that videos of the police action had been widely circulated.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Congress leader <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rahul-gandhi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rahul Gandhi<\/a> on Tuesday hit out at parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju after he defended the handling of recent student protests by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/delhi-police\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delhi police<\/a>. Rijiju had praised the Delhi Police for managing large student demonstrations without any deaths or serious injuries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>\u201cNot a single person was harmed; not a single person suffered a broken bone. Not even one protester is in the hospital with a serious injury. Consider the scale of this movement: thousands turned up, and so many criminals infiltrated under the guise of students,\u201d Rijiju said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Responding on X, Rahul accused the government of ignoring injuries suffered during the protests and questioned Rijiju&#8217;s call to praise the police.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cMinisters of the Modi government are saying that \u201cthe Delhi Police should be praised.\u201d Half a kilometer from Parliament, pellet guns were fired at peaceful students, lathis studded with nails were used, one child&#8217;s eye was lost, one girl&#8217;s ear was severed. Should we praise this brutality?\u201d the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha wrote.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Rahul said he had personally met some of the injured protesters and alleged that videos of the police action had been widely circulated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>\u201cThe fundamental mantra of this government is untruth and violence. First, beat the children with lathis, then claim that nothing happened at all,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>He also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over their response to the protests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>\u201cThroughout the entire session, the \u201cmissing\u201d Amit Shah kept running from the opposition. And the Prime Minister has not apologized to the students to this day,\u201d Rahul wrote.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Rijiju, meanwhile, said the government remained committed to protecting students&#8217; interests and promised strict action against those responsible for examination leaks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>He also claimed that political groups, including the Aam Aadmi Party, Bhim Army and Samajwadi Party, had joined the demonstrations and incited violence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>\u201cFurthermore, more than half the people, whether from the Aam Aadmi Party, the dafli-playing agitators, the Bhim Army, or the Samajwadi Party, came and incited others to violence; yet, not a single casualty occurred,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>\u201cWe respect the students&#8217; sentiments. The Prime Minister introduced such a good law and took step after step, promising to work for their future,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/dont-lie-to-children-rahul-slams-rijiju-over-his-no-one-harmed-during-cjp-stir-remark\/articleshow\/133322398.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahul said he had personally met some of the injured protesters and alleged that videos of the police action had been widely circulated. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju after he defended the handling of recent student protests by Delhi police. 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