{
  "id": 3371961,
  "title": "House panel meet sees tense moments as BJP, Congress MPs spar over cop ‘excesses’ and 1984 riots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/house-panel-meet-sees-tense-moments-as-bjp-congress-mps-spar-over-cop-3371961",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T23:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express - India",
    "slug": "the-indian-express-india",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/house-panel-meet-sees-tense-moments-as-bjp-congress-mps-spar-over-cop-excesses-and-1984-riots-10849600/"
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  "account": "A tense exchange unfolded at a Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs meeting, where BJP and Congress MPs clashed over the police's handling of student protests in Delhi on July 20 and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the source states. Congress members pressed for a discussion on the police action against the students, while the BJP proposed delving into the 1984 riots instead.\n\nThis led to a verbal spat between the two factions, with BJP MP Tarun Chugh and Congress MP Jai Prakash clashing in particular, prompting the committee chairman, Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, to remove the exchange from the official record, the source notes. The meeting's agenda was to hear ministries' perspectives on \"crime against children\".\n\nCongress panel members contended that the events of July 20 constituted a \"crime against children\" and should be addressed by the committee. A BJP representative allegedly criticized Congress for celebrating its former leader Sajjan Kumar, who was convicted for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, it is reported. Another Congress MP countered, criticizing BJP allegations of fake encounters in Haryana, sparking a heated verbal altercation.\n\nOn August 5, Congress MP submitted a letter to Agrawal, requesting a discussion on police action against students at Jantar Mantar during the protest over the NEET paper leak. When Agrawal couldn't hear the letter on August 5, the Congress members demanded its inclusion in Tuesday's meeting. Agrawal told the panel that since the police action matter was pending before the Supreme Court, it couldn't be discussed during the parliamentary committee meeting, according to parliamentary rules and procedures, the source adds.\n\nTwo Congress MPs argued with Agrawal about the importance of discussing police action against students, asserting that it fell under the \"crime against children\" agenda. Agrawal ruled that the issue couldn't be addressed during the meeting but suggested a future discussion on standard operating procedures (SOP) for the use of force during protests, it is learned. He stated that officials from relevant departments could be called for a future meeting to discuss the SOP, and the committee decided to exclude both the Congress MP's letter and the heated exchanges from the meeting's official record.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Congress raises ‘pellet guns’, BJP counters with 1984 riots at panel meet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/congress-raises-pellet-guns-bjp-counters-with-1984-riots-at-panel-meet",
        "published": "2026-08-25T21:44:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "House panel meet sees tense moments as BJP, Congress MPs spar over cop ‘excesses’ and 1984 riots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/house-panel-meet-sees-tense-moments-as-bjp-congress-mps-spar-over-cop",
        "published": "2026-08-25T23:00:29.000Z"
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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."
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