Tharoor condemns police brutality, alleges lathis with nails used against students
Police brutality against students protesting a paper leak raises serious concerns.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor condemned police action during NEET protests, alleging brutality and manhandling of students. He said protesters reported seeing lathis with nails used against them. Tharoor rejected BJP claims that the Congress was weaponizing student aspirations and called for government accountability over the paper leak scandal. This occurred as protests continued at Jantar Mantar demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
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