'Students raising valid issues were dragged, beaten': Rahul Gandhi's first reaction on CJP march Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, slammed the Narendra Modi government at the centre in his first reaction to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest march to the parliament on Monday, saying the students raising valid concerns were “dragged and beaten”.Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal, Imran Masood and others during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 20, 2026. (PTI)“Prime Minister Modi is the most youth-hostile Prime Minister in India's history—so youth-hostile that he can't even demand the resignation of a failed Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. 152 paper leaks. 7.5 crore students victimized. And not a single guilty person punished. Who got the punishment? The hardworking youth,” Rahul Gandhi said on X.“And when these children raised legitimate questions about education—they were met with batons and detention in response. The criminals who leaked the papers roam free—and the students raising valid issues are dragged around, beaten. This government isn't just failing the youth—it's pouncing on them,” he added.Follow the latest breaking news, major developments and agenda-setting stories from India and around the world with the newsdesk at Hindustan Times. Operating round the clock, the desk brings together experienced editors, reporters and correspondents to deliver fast, accurate and contextual reporting across subjects that influence public policy, governance, business, society and international affairs.