BJP MP Anurag Thakur files privilege notice against Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Amit Shah

No action against CJP protesters: Delhi government

An image from the Jantar Mantar protest

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The Home Department of the Delhi government on Thursday (July 30, 2026) issued an order that no adverse legal action will be taken against people involved in the protests against the NEET-UG paper leak issue.“The protection, however, shall not extend to persons having criminal antecedents, as mandated in the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court mentioned above,” it said, citing a verdict dated July 28.Also read | Centre’s assurance cannot override statutory processes governing withdrawal of FIRs, experts sayIf anyone has been arrested or detained in cases related to the protests, the process for reviewing the arrests and releasing the arrested persons will be undertaken “expeditiously”, as per the order. “Government of NCT of Delhi does not propose to take any further adverse action against the individuals involved in the protests, and the matter shall be treated as closed without any future proceedings on this account,” the order said. However, Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood clarified in a statement that this relief will not apply to individuals who already have criminal cases registered against them or those who indulged in violence, vandalism, or any other unlawful activities under the guise of the protest. “Such persons will face action strictly in accordance with the law. The government fully respects the democratic right to peaceful expression, but no leniency will be shown towards those who disrupt law and order or engage in violent activities,” Mr. Sood said. The CJP had said that the government’s agreement was to withdraw cases against “all protesters” and not take any action against them in the future in relation to the protests. On Saturday (July 25, 2026), the CJP called off its 36-day protest after the Central government agreed to its three main demands, including the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Education Minister. The other two demands were withdrawal of cases against all protesters and no future action against them, as well as compensation to families whose children died by suicide due to the NEET paper leak. On Monday (July 27, 2026) the CJP warned of fresh protests, accusing the Centre of violating its assurance that no punitive action would be taken against protesters. Later in the evening, the CJP said that West Bengal, Assam and Bihar had announced to withdraw FIRs. Published - July 30, 2026 05:47 pm IST

No action against CJP protesters: Delhi government

An image from the Jantar Mantar protest

| Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

BJP MP Anurag Thakur files privilege notice against Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Amit Shah

BJP MP Anurag Thakur. File

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BJP MP and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday (July 30, 2026) submitted a notice of breach of privilege and contempt of the House against Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha.Mr. Thakur submitted the notice to Speaker Om Birla against Mr. Gandhi for the “use of unparliamentary and derogatory language and levelling grave and unsubstantiated allegations” against Home Minister Amit Shah.Parliament Monsoon Session Day 9 LIVEIn the three-page notice, he requested the Speaker to refer this matter to the Privilege Committee for a detailed enquiry and appropriate action, including a direction to Mr. Gandhi to tender an unconditional apology to the House and to Mr. Shah.Referring to the proceedings of the House on Wednesday (July 29, 2026), when the debate on the anti-paper leak Bill was taking place, he said Mr. Gandhi violated Rule 352 while narrating a purported conversation with protesting students.On Wednesday (July 29, 2026), participating in the debate on The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill-2026, Mr. Gandhi had launched a scathing attack on the Government in the Lok Sabha over the students’ protest in the capital last week drawing sharp rebuttals from the ruling NDA.He could not complete his speech due to the protests and objections from the treasury benches even as a substantial part of the address was removed from the records.He had begun by taking an indirect dig at the BJP and its core supporters by referring to three categories — students, those who think they know everything and pretend to be God, and the “andhbhakt” (blind believers) who believes the second category is God.As the protests continued from the ruling side, Mr. Gandhi then trained his guns on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, claiming he was not present in the Lok Sabha because he was “scared”. The Congress leader made certain allegations against the Home Minister which were vehemently denied by the ruling side.The BJP accused Mr Gandhi of telling a “bundle of lies”, and demanded that he apologise for “misusing” the House by making “baseless” allegations. Speaker Om Birla too asked him to provide proof to substantiate his allegations.Under Lok Sabha rules, a notice for breach of privilege (Rule 222) is submitted to Speaker Om Birla. The Speaker will examine the notice to determine whether a prima facie case of breach of privilege or contempt of the House exists.If allowed by the Speaker, the matter may either be discussed directly on the floor of the House or referred to the Lok Sabha Privileges Committee for a detailed examination and report. Published - July 30, 2026 08:48 pm IST

BJP MP Anurag Thakur files privilege notice against Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Amit Shah

No action against CJP protesters: Delhi government

No action against CJP protesters: Delhi government

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