Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, rejected the government's offer for a discussion on student issues, demanding that Union Home Minister Amit Shah clarify who authorized the alleged police action against students protesting in Delhi. At a press conference alongside Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Gandhi asserted that the Opposition seeks to understand whether Shah personally authorized the firing and, if not, who in the Ministry of Home Affairs did so. The Congress also accused the government of failing to respond to their demands for nearly 15 days and called for an apology over the police action against students during the protest. Additionally, Gandhi condemned the use of force against students protesting in Jharkhand and urged the state government to engage with them and resolve their grievances. The Congress is part of the Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand.