Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said there was “no direction from the Chair” for Home Minister Amit Shah to be present in the Rajya Sabha, as Opposition MPs protested his absence and demanded a response over allegations of police excesses during protests over the NEET paper leak.

Opposition parties have been demanding that the Union home minister be present in Parliament for a discussion on the crackdown on youth protesters in Delhi.

The monsoon session has been largely washed out because the Opposition demanded a statement from Shah over allegations of the use of pellet guns at the protest. | India News