{
  "id": 1260688,
  "title": "Raut defends Rahul over his remarks against Amit Shah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/raut-defends-rahul-over-his-remarks-against-amit-shah",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T11:55:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/raut-defends-rahul-over-his-remarks-against-amit-shah/article71352650.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sanjay Raut, a leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT) party, defended Rahul Gandhi's comments against Union Home Minister Amit Shah on August 16, 2026. Raut invoked the title of the popular Bollywood movie \"3 Idiots\" to argue that Gandhi's remarks could not be considered unparliamentary. The Lok Sabha secretariat has requested a response from Gandhi regarding two separate complaints of breach of privilege filed by BJP MPs Anurag Thakur and Sanjay Jaiswal. These complaints were filed for Gandhi's remarks against Shah during a debate on the anti-paper leak bill. Raut stated that \"idiot\" is not an unparliamentary word, as calling someone silly does not violate parliamentary decorum. He likened the situation to the \"3 Idiots\" movie, which received a national award, and argued that if \"idiot\" is deemed unparliamentary, the Censor Board should be abolished. Raut also accused the Union Home Minister of avoiding Parliament and not answering questions. He claimed that \"all idiots\" are being brought together under the current government. Raut claimed that Ramdev, a yoga guru, seems to have anticipated the changing political landscape in the country and is exercising caution in case of a government change.",
  "summary": "The Lok Sabha secretariat has sought a response from Rahul Gandhi to two separate complaints of \"breach of privilege\" filed by BJP MPs Anurag Thakur and Sanjay Jaiswal for his remarks against Amit Shah during a debate on the anti-paper leak bill",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Students detained ahead of Amit Shah's Alwar visit as they planned protest to demand his resignation over CJP crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/students-detained-ahead-of-amit-shahs-alwar-visit-as-they-planned",
        "published": "2026-08-16T06:21:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Ahead of Amit Shah’s visit to Alwar, students detained before proposed protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/ahead-of-amit-shahs-visit-to-alwar-students-detained-before-proposed",
        "published": "2026-08-16T06:24:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Alwar: Students Detained Ahead Of Amit Shah's Visit Over Planned Black-Flag Protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/alwar-students-detained-ahead-of-amit-shahs-visit-over-planned-black",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:43:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘Congress should feel ashamed’: Amit Shah targets Sonia Gandhi over Vande Mataram row",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/congress-should-feel-ashamed-amit-shah-targets-sonia-gandhi-over",
        "published": "2026-08-16T08:02:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Congress leaders, some students detained ahead of Amit Shah’s Alwar visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/congress-leaders-some-students-detained-ahead-of-amit-shahs-alwar",
        "published": "2026-08-16T08:16:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}