India, July 29 -- As the opposition continues to seek answers from Union home minister Amit Shah regarding the security crackdown on student protestors, Minister of State Jitendra Singh on Wednesday stated that no "bullets" were fired towards protesters during the Cockroach Janta Party's 'Chalo Sansad' march on July 20.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, Jitendra Singh dismissed Lok Sabha leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's claim of "firing" on students, stating that only tear gas shells were used.

Singh, who was also one of the key negotiators with the Cockroach Janta Party, countered Gandhi's claim that the home minister had ordered security forces to fire.

"The first and fundamental point is ...