Shimla, July 23 -- Himachal Pradesh Congress committee on Wednesday held a protest outside the BJP headquarters --"Deep Kamal". The protest, led by state Congress president Vinay Kumar, began at Baluganj and culminated in slogan-shouting against the BJP right in front of the party's state headquarters. Raising slogans in support of Rahul Gandhi, the Congress demanded the resignation of the Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. "Incidents like the NEET and CSIR paper leaks have jeopardised the future of country's youth. The standard of education in the country is currently declining, and the Union education minister has no moral rightto continue in office," said Kumar. Kumar stated that the police action against leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and other Congress MPs constitutes a violation of the rights of elected representatives-an act the Congress will never tolerate. He affirmed that their protest would continue until justice is secured for the nation's youth and students. A scuffle broke out between BJP and SFI activists near deputy commissioner's office on Wednesday. BJP had organised a protest condemning the Congress demonstration near the Prime Minister's official residence in New Delhi, outside the DC office where Students' Federation of India (SFI) activists had been sitting on a hunger strike for the past three days over the alleged NEET paper leak. As BJP workers and SFI activists came face-to-face near the DC's office, a scuffle broke out, prompting police personnel to intervene and bring the situation under control. SFI Himachal Pradesh state secretary, Vivek Birsanta, alleged that BJP workers attacked students who were peacefully proceeding toward the DC office. "SFI has been on a hunger strike for the past two days against the repeated NEET paper leaks. We were peacefully moving toward the DC office when BJP workers attacked our students," Vivek Birsanta said. On the other hand, BJP Himachal Pradesh vice-president Balbir Verma alleged that people associated with CITU and SFI with support from Congress, made a calculated attempt to disrupt a peaceful protest organized by the BJP. The Himachal Pradesh State Committee of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) strongly condemned the alleged manhandling and assault of women students during the protest and demanded arrests of those responsible. In a press statement, AIDWA state general secretary Falma Chauhan said that BJP workers were engaged in pushing, scuffling and physical assault against women protesters outside the deputy commissioner's office. "We demand registration of cases and arrest those responsible for the alleged assault. It warned that if prompt action is not taken, the organisation would launch a campaign against those involved."...