Opposition lawmakers wear black as Delhi tightens security
The protest came a day after Rahul, Priyanka and other opposition MPs staged a sit-in outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence for nearly three hours before being forcibly removed by Delhi Police, prompting widespread condemnation from opposition parties.
Indian opposition lawmakers, including Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav, staged a protest on the Parliament premises today (22 July), dressed in black over the NEET question paper leak and police action against CJP protesters.
The protest came a day after Rahul, Priyanka and other opposition MPs staged a sit-in outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence for nearly three hours before being forcibly removed by Delhi Police, prompting widespread condemnation from opposition parties.
Meanwhile, security has been tightened across Delhi, with 20 additional companies of paramilitary personnel deployed in the city.
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Officials said the government ordered the deployment to reinforce security amid the CJP protests and demonstrations by various political parties.
All the personnel are from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and are being airlifted from West Bengal following an order from the federal Home Ministry for their immediate deployment in the national capital last night (21 July).
In the Rajya Sabha, Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge raised the alleged National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) question paper leak, describing it as a scam that had jeopardised the future of hundreds of thousands of students.
