Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 20 (ANI): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Monday criticised the alleged police action against protesting youth and students in Delhi over the alleged NEET exam paper leak.
He called the alleged lathicharge on peaceful demonstrators “undemocratic and shameful” and urged the Union government to stop “muzzling dissent.”
In a post on X, KTR wrote, “Delhi Police lathicharging peaceful, unarmed protestors is extremely undemocratic and shameful. You cannot answer questions with lathis and tear gas. The Constitution gives every citizen the right to question. That right cannot be beaten out of us”
Delhi Police lathicharging peaceful, unarmed protestors is extremely undemocratic and shameful
You cannot answer questions with lathis and tear gas
The Constitution gives every citizen the right to question. That right cannot be beaten out of us
I strongly condemn this. Union…
— KTR (@KTRBRS) July 20, 2026
“I strongly condemn this. Union Govt must stop muzzling dissent immediately. In solidarity with every student and citizen fighting for accountability. Stay safe,” the post read.
Meanwhile, protests over the alleged examination irregularities intensified in the national capital as members of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) attempted to march towards Parliament demanding accountability over the alleged paper leak.
Delhi Police personnel were injured while dispersing protesters near Parliament Street.
A Delhi Police Sub Inspector said, “We were standing near barricades, stone was pelted by them (protesters).
Earlier, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav also strongly condemned the police action against protesting students at Jantar Mantar, calling it a “black day for democracy” and demanding the removal of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Alleging that students were beaten, their clothes torn, and excessive force used during the protest, Yadav said the Opposition would raise the issue in Parliament and hold the government accountable.
“Students have been beaten. Today will be remembered as a black day for democracy and for our history. Even you could see the shame in the eyes of some police personnel. Yet, in the line of duty, they removed their name badges and stepped forward. Some police officers behaved like goons. While some were cooperative, others arrived out of uniform and beat the students, even subjecting them to electric shocks. Contrary to the rule that force should be applied only to the legs, they struck students on their chests. Today, they have dealt a direct blow to the very heart of Mother India. We demand the removal of the Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan,” she said. (ANI)