New Delhi, July 22 -- A political war of words erupted on Wednesday between the Congress and the government over paper leaks and police action against protesters, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accusing the government of failing students, while Union Health Minister JP Nadda said the Opposition was using student issues to gain political mileage instead of focusing on their welfare.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi slammed police action on protesters over their demands about issues in the education sector and said 152 paper leaks occurred in the last decade, affecting 7.5 crore students and their families.

Meanwhile, Nadda said the government was examining Rahul Gandhi's claims about around 150 paper leaks and would respond to every point, pl...