New Delhi: The discussion on public viewing system and student movement in the Lok Sabha got mired in controversy on Wednesday when the ruling party and the opposition came squatter to squatter during the speech of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Supporting the students' movement, Rahul Gandhi raised questions on the education system, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the policies of the inside government. BJP MPs lodged a sharp protest over the use of the word 'blind devotee' during the speech.
After this, the allegations levelled versus Union Home Minister Amit Shah remoter heated the atmosphere. Amidst the continuous uproar, Speaker Om Birla had to intervene and requite instructions to remove the controversial scuttlebutt from the proceedings.
What treatise did Rahul requite regarding the students' movement?
Rahul Gandhi said that the youth who took to the streets wrestling over paper leaks and irregularities in recruitment examinations should not be looked at in a bad light. According to him, the protesting students were worried well-nigh the future of the country and it is the responsibility of every democratic system to listen to their voices. He said that the wrongness of the youth is not versus any political party, but versus the system in which despite nonflexible work they are not getting justice. Rahul personal that the demand for transpiration was unmistakably visible in the students' protest, not violence or hatred.
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— ANI (@ANI) July 29, 2026Why was there so much controversy over the word 'andhbhakt'?
During the speech, Rahul used the word 'andhbhakt' while giving an example. This is where the matter deteriorated. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju immediately stood up. Terming it unparliamentary, he said that such language does not suit the leader of the opposition. BJP MPs moreover started raising slogans and demanded that the word be removed from the record. Speaker Om Birla heard both sides and finally ordered to remove that word from the proceedings. But the uproar still did not stop.
How did the scuttlebutt on Amit Shah increase the controversy?
Amidst the uproar, Rahul Gandhi moreover targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah, referring to the police whoopee taken during the student movement. He so-called that peccancy should be stock-still at the top level for the whoopee taken versus students. After this statement the ruling party expressed strong protest. BJP MPs said that making serious allegations versus the Home Minister without any facts is versus parliamentary traditions. Some MPs moreover demanded Rahul Gandhi to explain the understructure of his statement.
What was the government's response?
Kiren Rijiju hit back. He said that if allegations are to be made in the House, facts will have to be brought withal with them. Rijiju directly asked, "Do you have any proof? If not, then apologise." The speaker moreover appealed to everyone to maintain decorum and not snivel anyone without proof.
What did Rahul Gandhi say well-nigh education system and RSS?
In his address, Rahul Gandhi moreover raised questions on the education system. He so-called that ideological interference in the education system has increased and due to this there is dissatisfaction among the students. Taking the name of former Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, he said that decisions were stuff taken from somewhere else. According to Rahul, the students' struggle is not versus any one minister but versus the unshortened system. BJP rejected these allegations as politically motivated and said that the government is continuously working on education reforms.
How much impact did the uproar have on the proceedings?
After the speech, sloganeering unfurled in the House for 20-25 minutes. The opposition were taxing discussion on the student movement, the ruling party were willful on apologising. The speaker had to intervene several times. Due to the uproar, Question Hour was moreover unauthentic and the proceedings had to be temporized for some time. Now student agitation, police whoopee and statements of leaders have wilt the biggest issues of the monsoon session.
