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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing the Centre of attempting to silence Gen Z by filing FIRs and taking down social media accounts following the July 20 student protests.

In a post on X, Gandhi said, "PM Modi and Amit Shah - you cannot threaten Gen Z into silence."

"First you broke their bones. Now you are filing FIRs and taking down their accounts," he alleged.

The Congress leader further wrote, "You are India's past. Be careful about how you treat India's future."

PM Modi and Amit Shah - you cannot threaten Gen Z into silence.

First you broke their bones. Now you are filing FIRs and taking down their accounts.

You are India’s past. Be careful about how you treat India’s future.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 31, 2026

Rahul Renews Call For Supreme Court-Monitored Probe

A day earlier, Gandhi demanded that the alleged police action against student protesters during the July 20 demonstration at Delhi's Jantar Mantar be investigated by an independent, Supreme Court-monitored high-powered committee. 

"Students deserve justice. An independent SC monitored high powered committee must be constituted to probe brutalities against our students," Gandhi said in another post on X.

He also shared a video purportedly showing police action during the protest during the march. The footage appeared to show police personnel carrying out a lathi charge, while another clip showed a man in civilian clothes forcefully slamming a student protester carrying the Indian flag onto the road.

Opposition Protest In Parliament

Gandhi's remarks came a day after MPs from several INDIA bloc parties staged a protest at Makar Dwar in the Parliament complex over the alleged police action against student protesters and the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya.

The MPs assembled around 10.30 am holding placards questioning who had ordered the alleged police action at Jantar Mantar on July 20.

They also raised slogans demanding accountability from the Centre over the alleged use of force against students and the alleged financial irregularities involving donations to the Ayodhya Ram Temple.

The protest took place hours before the Rajya Sabha was scheduled to consider and pass the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026.