Tear-Gassing, Lathicharging Students Not India’s Way”: Rahul Gandhi On CJP March

Underscoring that the protesting students in the national capital are “demanding their rights”, Rahul Gandhi disagreed with the way the protest was handled by the Centre, saying “tear-gassing and lathicharging” them is neither “democratic” nor “India’s way”.

The Delhi Police fired tear gas and baton-charged protesters on Monday as they tried to march on parliament to demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over irregularities in major examinations, including question paper leaks and technical glitches.

“There’s absolutely nothing wrong in what they (youth) are doing and it is disgusting what the government is doing, what the police are doing. This is absolutely no way to behave, tear-gassing students, lathicharging students is not democratic, is not India’s way and it’s not the way it should be done,” Rahul Gandhi, late in the evening, said in a video message. (UPDATED ON 20TH JULY 2026)