India, Aug. 1 -- Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video in which he said he had "forgiven" the student protesters who had abused him.

Responding to the video, Rahul said the students "do not need forgiveness" but are "owed his apology." Sharing photographs of his meetings with students and their families, Rahul said, "Nothing is more painful than seeing a parent grieve their child," adding that students were being told to "work honestly in a system that is not honest with them."

"Behind every young life lost is a family carrying pain that will never leave them - and serious questions about a broken education system. Leaked papers. Cancelled exams. Y...