New Delhi, July 27 -- Opposition parties plan to turn the heat on Union home minister Amit Shah for the use of pellet guns and the brutal thrashing of the students by the security forces, following the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, people familiar with the matter said. This could well mean that the second week of the monsoon session is as unproductive as the first. Opposition parties will meet on Monday to decide the scope of their participation in the Parliament proceedings. After Pradhan's resignation, a section of the Opposition is keen to corner the government over the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Mandir . But many to press the advantage by continuing to focus on paper leaks and the protest. Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi told media at 10, Janpath on Saturday, "The first thing is that we hold Mr. Amit Shah directly responsible for the violence that has taken place against our students. He authorised the shooting of our students; he authorised the use of lethal weapons, pellet guns on our students. So, that, for us, is a fundamental issue. We will not accept our own forces shooting the future of India. So, that is going to be a major issue in Parliament." Despite denials, there is now growing evidence that the RAF may have used pellet guns while clashing with protesters during Monday's march to Parliament. According to functionaries aware of the details, senior Opposition leaders discussed the developments and the agenda for the week ahead over phone on Saturday but it is not clear if Parliament will run smoothly from Monday. Trinamool Congress' Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien claimed that the Opposition might oppose the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, the tougher anti paper leak law the government wants to legislate. "The government wants to divert attention with this bill. We will oppose it". O'Brien too stressed on the need to focus on the protests: "We have all agreed to seek accountability from Amit Shah. Students were brutally beaten up in Delhi. Pellet guns were fired. Shah can't escape his accountability." CPI(M) lawmaker John Brittas echoed that sentiment and said two more issues remain. "The resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan has certainly created an ecosystem in which we can possibly participate in the debate on the bill. But resignation was not the only issue for us. The issue of the cops who brutally thrashed students and the issue of compensation are unresolved." When asked if the Opposition will participate in the discussion and support the bill, Gandhi told reporters that the Congress will discuss this with other opposition parties and "make decisions based on the consensus that emerges."...