Police can break bones but not 'satyagraha': Rahul Gandhi slams police 'brutalities' against students

Economic Times - Oct 16, 2026

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha also stressed that "brutality by Home Minister Amit Shah's Delhi Police" will not go unchecked and the Congress will pursue every legal route against the officers responsible.

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