What happened (Congress allegations about student protests)
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Modi government targeted student protesters after the students withdrew protests. Rahul Gandhi and Kharge posted separate claims on X describing intimidation of young protesters through police and administrative actions, and they warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah against “threatening Gen Z into silence.”
Rahul Gandhi’s allegations included the following actions after students withdrew protests:
• FIRs (First Information Reports, the police complaint that initiates an investigation) were filed against student protesters.
• Student protesters were detained.
• Student protesters’ social media accounts were blocked.
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