'Politics Of Anarchy': BJP Condemns Rahul Gandhi's Protest Over Pellet Gun Use

News india 'Politics Of Anarchy': BJP Condemns Rahul Gandhi's Protest Over Pellet Gun UseLast Updated:August 21, 2026, 15:53 ISTThe BJP questioned Rahul Gandhi's protest timing and said the Congress party is currently facing intense criticism across the nation over the issue of 'Vande Mataram'.Rapid ReadSummarized by AI.+Got Question about the News?Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by 19-year-old Sahil Lochab, who allegedly suffered pellet gun injuries, at Parliament Street Police Station. JP Nadda said that the country knows that the Supreme Court has already taken cognisance of the July 20th incident and has constituted a five-member high-powered committee headed by a former judge. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday condemned Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s “diversionary tactics" as the Congress leader sat on a protest in New Delhi over the alleged use of pellet gun use on protesters during July 20 Jantar Mantar agitation.Gandhi was accompanied by 19-year-old Sahil Lochab, who allegedly suffered pellet gun injuries, at Parliament Street Police StationRecommended Stories'Political Comedy Show': Rahul's 'Smash Patriarchy' Pitch Meets BJP's 33% Women's Quota Challenge'Why Silent On Telangana Police Brutality': Kavitha Questions Rahul Gandhi After Delhi ProtestOpinion | Why Rahul Gandhi’s Gen-Z Outreach Looks Like Disguised HinduphobiaPellet Dharna to Dodge ‘Vande Mataram’ Row? Rahul Gandhi Faces BJP’s Diversion Charge | TRSAddressing a press conference, Union Health Minister and BJP leader JP Nadda said Rahul Gandhi’s sit-in protest is neither for the students nor for the sake of justice and it is a symbol of the Congress party’s political desperation and the LoP’s hunger for media attention."Nadda said that the country knows that the Supreme Court has already taken cognisance of the July 20th incident and has constituted a five-member high-powered committee headed by a former judge.“When the country’s apex court is investigating the matter, what does Rahul Gandhi hope to prove by sitting in front of cameras outside the police station? Does the Leader of the Opposition lack faith in the country’s judiciary? The truth is that Rahul Gandhi is staging this ‘camera-centric’ drama merely to keep himself in the headlines," he said.The BJP leader questioned Rahul Gandhi’s protest timing and said the Congress party is currently facing intense criticism across the nation over the issue of ‘Vande Mataram’. “The public is demanding answers from the Congress regarding the disrespect shown to the national song, especially as a senior Congress leader was seen cutting a cake designed to look like the Tricolour. To conceal this anti-national face of his and to divert attention from the massive embarrassment he has faced, Rahul Gandhi has hastily orchestrated this new drama as a distraction," he said.BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, “It is very unfortunate that LoP Rahul Gandhi does politics of anarchy. Currently, he is sitting on dharna at Parliament Street PS without permission or prior information. The police have informed him that an FIR has already been registered on the incident he is quoting and it is being probed. The SC has formed a high-powered committee to probe into this. Rahul Gandhi, don’t you want to respect any law? We suspect and allege that Congress is now stuck due to its stance on the national song Vande Mataram. We condemn what the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress is doing right now."Rahul Gandhi went to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) office at Parliament Street Police Station with a victim of pellet gun use to register an FIR.Rahul Gandhi said he will not move out of the police station until an FIR is registered in the matter. “Pellet gun was used at Connaught Place on 20th July. AIIMS report clearly says that there are more than 200 shells inside his body and 3 in his eye. He has lost vision in that eye. There are shells near his heart that cannot be touched. Delhi Police say they did not fire pellet guns. So, there is just one question: someone must have done it…A crime has indeed happened…We are demanding that an FIR be registered. They told us that they have received order from the top and they cannot file an FIR. We won’t budge from here until an FIR is registered…All we demand is justice for this family…In this country, Amit Shah’s Home Ministry and Delhi Police personnel won’t let justice happen," he said.Delhi Police did not register the FIR and said the complainant has been told that his complaint too will be sent to the Crime Branch.News18 NewsletterHandpicked stories, in your inboxA newsletter with the best of our journalismQuick AnswersPowered byAsk News18The Supreme Court intends to establish a comprehensive protocol for the use of pellet guns during crowd control, examining when and under what circumstances they should be deployed.Powered byAsk News18About the AuthorSaurabh VermaChief Sub-EditorSaurabh Verma is a Chief Sub-Editor at News18.com, specializing in Indian politics, national current affairs, and breaking global news. 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