India, Sept. 3 -- Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday backed students and youngsters in Bihar who protested against alleged irregularities in the examination system, and warned the BJP that any government that suppresses the voice of the youth will eventually have to answer to the people.

Gandhi made the remarks after meeting students and young people who, he said, had faced "horrific police brutality" while raising their concerns over the examination system.

"Police lathis as well as gunfire from AK-47 and pistols left many students injured. A young man aspiring to serve the country in the Army had his leg battered by an AK-47 bullet -- and with it, his life-long dream was also shattered,"...