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20 July, Delhi: छात्रों के साथ क्या हुआ था? | Rahul Gandhi

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Rahul Gandhi addresses the severe harassment faced by students and protesters in Delhi, describing a day on July 20th where peaceful demonstrations were met with extreme violence from law enforcement. He recounts graphic details of police brutality, including lathi charges that he claims had "permission to commit murder," noting that officers hid their identities behind masks and handkerchiefs while beating citizens. Specific victims share harrowing testimonies, such as a student who was struck seven times with sticks containing nails, suffered a severe ear injury requiring surgery, and was detained in a van for six hours alongside children who were taken to unknown police stations without their families knowing their whereabouts. The narrative highlights the psychological and physical abuse inflicted upon the protesters, including instances of sexual harassment where grown men cornered young girls and forced them to apologize on camera under threat. Gandhi questions the logic of the Prime Minister accepting these coerced apologies, calling it a "big joke" since no actual wrongdoing occurred by the students who were merely raising their voices for issues like education in Uttar Pradesh and social justice. He emphasizes that the police actions were not just law enforcement but acts of dictatorship, where officers allegedly enjoyed inflicting pain and failed to protect the very citizens they are sworn to serve, leaving victims feeling unsafe within their own country. Gandhi redefines true nationalism and citizenship by contrasting it with silence in the face of injustice. He argues that real patriotism involves standing up when a fellow citizen is being beaten, killed, or destroyed, rather than remaining indifferent while others suffer. The transcript concludes with a powerful message of pride for the youth who dared to protest despite the overwhelming odds and brutality they faced. By exposing these violations of rights and the suppression of legitimate grievances, the protesters are portrayed not as traitors but as the essential guardians of democracy who refuse to accept a system where the law is used as a weapon against its own people.
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Are you guys being harassed? Sir, I have been hit with seven sticks here. He said you all are traitors. The police were saying. The police have batons. The lathi charge was so dangerous that they had permission to commit murder. Normal picture of me single fixed will blur so much. And he says, look, its leaks have come. All of us have become antinational. They are saying that he looks like a terrorist. Make him apologize by threatening him. And then the PM is saying thank you for the apology. I want to forgive them. Who is he to be thanking for the apology? That day we saw every form of dictatorship. Now the one who should protect me is beating me. Are you guys being harassed? It is happening. I get 10-12 abuses a day. That's all. 10-12 10-12 No sir, I am coming every day. Well, I gave a birthday. Threats that will just rip through the middle. Thackeray will not come to offer flowers. Will rip. And All of Us Have Become Anti- Nationals. Mom is getting abused, I am getting abused. Why are you bringing mom, friend? I had to be banned from the comment section for 24 hours. And most of the accounts are fake. ITC. People are alleging that they received my leaks in their DMs and they are making videos about it. Normal picture of me city or here. They will pixelated. They will blur it so much and they are saying, look, its leaks have come. She creates exclusive content on Instagram. Instagram has its own guidelines. We can't, we are not above that. Yes, I saw one or two people who were saying that he looks like a terrorist. [laughter] Looks like a terrorist. How does that terrorist look? I don't know sir. When I read it, I also thought how are you saying this? Why are you guys protesting? Like what is the actual reason? Because if everyone raises their own voice for their own issue or I raise my voice only when something makes a difference to me, then I am not in control at all. No one will listen to me alone. Which is why it's common for people in general to stand up to something that is going wrong. So That All of Us Are Just Raising Our Voices Collectively. [Music] Sir, I have completed my graduation and my sister was always preparing for NEET. This year [the music] also happened to be leaked, so that's why we took part in this protest. Sir, if we do not raise our voice, then this government is facing a very bad situation, not just you but all of us, sir. And literally, the education system in Uttar Pradesh has become so bad that the only issues there are about temples, mosques [music]. The issues that should be there, what are you doing about education, how are you behaving with the people, all those things have been removed, sir. The situation there is so bad, so the just reason I am here is that I joined this protest and I was there since 16th of July and those people lathi charged me badly on 20th of July. Literally sir was not looking where it was hitting. He enjoyed it deep inside. Sir, I have been hit with seven sticks here. I was also telling you to hit me on the back. He was not listening at all. He said you all are traitors. The police were saying. Yes sir. They kept me in their vanity van with us for 6 hours. There were many children who had sticks with nails in them. Literally Sir Mara and was so badly injured. And when I read about it that day, i.e. on the 20th, within half an hour of that incident, everyone at my home came to know that it was only except me that jammers were installed to show me something, videos, we did not have anything and literally all the officers who were in front of me, abused me and charged me, that is, all the officers who were there, RF, abused me so much and Modi ji used to say that they abused me and the officers who were there, in a way, it seemed to me that all these officers are favourable to the Bharatiya Janata Party because apart from that they would not have taken such a big step because they had to support them somewhere or the other, that is why they did such a dangerous lathi charge that they had permission to murder, what kind of permissions were they, we do not know because heads were broken even at the places where we were present and at other places they are saying that they pelted stones, so we [sangeet] had already shown the videos, that is to show the videos I had shown it, two days before the 20th, two-three days ago, I had shown the video in which the carts loaded with stones had come [sangeet], those carts were planted, we had already uploaded all that data, then why did they not take action and how is all this that the officers who hit me, they did not have name tax, otherwise they would not have removed it, they said that Delhi Police, even the Delhi Police did not have name tax on their uniform and they had covered their face completely with handkerchiefs, with masks and the officers who were speaking in civil dresses, they were not officers, they had come wearing chappals and after that they wore Delhi Police helmets and were hitting everyone, they were hitting on the face, they were hitting the portion above the head, the plate gun hit me near the park, I saw it with my own eyes, yes, I was firing and as soon as I turned like this and he hit me from behind [sangeet] straight and where did it hit, it hit exactly in the ear, it hit exactly in the ear and the ear got cut and hung like this, so When the bleeding became excessive, you took it to the hospital and they said pet gun or what? He said it was a pet gun, the gun is already fitted. It was written and there I was rushed to Phaldi for two hours of surgery. Three doctors did it together. After the surgery, I was immediately discharged from the hospital within 15 minutes. Whereas I needed complete rest. Is n't it yours? Sir, I did not feel much pain. It hit the leg and five or six other places. It was a stick. Got hit with a stick. Sir, if I tell you the whole story of that day, when we reached there [music], they had made a very narrow passage there. Later on that day, when they were lathi charging, there was such a stampede like situation that people were even climbing over each other because the way the police were doing it, people were scared. This forces us to think that yes, what rights is democracy providing us at this time? Do we even have any rights? He used to behave like an animal towards us. Because you were not doing any violence. You weren't hitting anyone. You were just doing your own thing, peaceful protest. Normal slogans were being raised. Jai Jai Jai Jai Jai Bhim Sir. We did not do anything that would have forced them to resort to lathi charge. Meaning, it seemed as if Sir, we really cannot even talk about our rights. I was there on the 21st as well, In Bombay When I Stop the Bus. So I was here on 21 age well. When I was going, I saw that the children in the van had already been taken to different police stations and they did not even know where they were taking them. I spoke to a miner and he has put it on hold until after 6:30. His phone was conscious. They don't even know where he is and all these things mean that it is okay and you are doing your duty. You feel like you are doing preventive detention. Preventative would be when you feel there is a threat. But these children have the Constitution of India and the flag of India in their hands. So how do you see this as a threat ? They are raising slogans of Inquilab Zindabad. The police consider themselves the law. But that is not the law. He is the guardian of the law. When all this happened on the 20th, I first realized what right they had to do this to us. So I cheated the hell out of our rights. [Music] So I looked it up and I was like what the what ? And after that I saw that brother, he is committing a very serious violation. So then I read that there were lawyers who were providing online legal aid. So I kept their numbers on speed dial and saved them because I knew they could do anything. Then we will also show them that by knowing our rights we can do anything. Meaning it is not directly affected by the law. Their paper was not leaked. Someone else's paper has been leaked. But she is saying that he is my brother. He is a countryman. If injustice has been done to him then I will also stand up. There are many people who see injustice in front of them. Someone is being killed, beaten, threatened , abused. But he quietly does his work. So I consider this as nationhood. I consider this citizenship. I don't consider that citizenship. I don't consider that as nationhood. You are a citizen. In front of you, some other citizen is being beaten, killed, destroyed. And you are saying that no brother, I have nothing to do with this. To me that is not nationalism. To be nationalism is believing that you are part of that other people, which I found a bit strange, it felt strange that you people are protesting and they are threatening you to apologize. And then the PM is saying thank you for the apology. Who is he to be thanking for the apology? That's the biggest joke because no one asked for it. Sir I am really sorry for that Ruchika was forced to do that. Ruchika was forced to do that and release the video of it. For lack of a better word, I would say I witnessed brutality that day. The way they abused me that day, the way they tried to jab their son in again into my butt, that is pure sexual assault. And an officer is doing this and then when I am telling it back to him. Yes. Because when I turn around and tell him, he is smoking at me. Age if it's funny. Right. Ideally they are suppos to protect me. If this is how they are treating me, this is how they are abusing me, if this is how they are being the shade out of me, who am I supposed to go to for my protection? Like, where are we going then, girls? Just tell us this much. And then you are talking about cultural hobbies, these daughters are like this, these daughters of the country, but these daughters of the country are raising their voice. Don't you find it crazy. This apology is being given to you and then you accept the apology. Is like. That I literally [laughs] we people of the country are saying why are they forgiving this. Languages ​​like these did this. Sir, let us literally say what happened to him? You are saying friends and that too with a completely strange look from the front. Friends, I forgive you. Hey sir, what mistake did we make? But we have not even apologized. I haven't apologized, I haven't even asked for it [laughs]. We have n't apologized, sir. So it's a drama, right? Most of you have not done sorry ask for forgiveness. Three Girls Have Been Forced to Do Sorry. And then the Prime Minister has accepted this apology. Despite that you are harassing girls, despite that. But they are running it on prime time channel. And a 15 year old girl was harassed by big men, grown men on the panel are cornering girls. I was just coming from Sansad Marg. I could feel it. I would feel the emotional pain in my chest that day we saw so many bad things. That day we saw every form of dictatorship. That day I came to know that I am not safe in this country at all because the one who should protect me is the one who is beating me. These are exactly the type of youngsters that this country needs. There are thousands and thousands of them and I am extremely proud of what they have done.