New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the July 20 students' protest, alleging that "lathis and pellets rained down on children" in the national capital.

In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said, "'I have no way out left now' - This is what a student said to me yesterday in Prayagraj. Years of preparation, sold the family land, parents' debts, and still nothing to show for it."

"This defeat is not his. This is the defeat of that system which refused to reward his hard work," he said.

Targeting Shah and PM Modi, he said, "Thirteen days have passed - not a word has come from Home Minister Amit Shah's mouth. Instead of apologising, Modi ji is d...