New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jebi Mather criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah's response to student protests in the national capital, while also reiterating the Opposition's demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.

Reacting to Shah's congratulatory message to ABVP workers following victories at various universities across multiple states, Mather questioned the characterisation of opposing student groups as forces spreading falsehoods and chaos.

"Is the Home Minister trying to say that all those young students who came holding the Indian flag, brimming with patriotism in their minds and hearts, are anti-national or are creating chaos? This is an attack on the basic rights of students," she ...