Rahul Gandhi responds after parts of maiden Lok Sabha speech expunged, says truth is truth
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has reacted to the expunging of several portions of his maiden speech as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. On Tuesday, Gandhi criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defended the truth of his statements, which were removed from the parliamentary records on the orders of the Speaker.
"In Modi ji's world, truth can be expunged. But in reality, the truth can't be expunged. I said what I had to say, that is the truth. They can expunge as much as they want. Truth is truth," Rahul Gandhi told reporters before entering the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Parliament session.
#WATCH | On portions of his speech expunged, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi says, "In Modi ji's world, truth can be expunged. But in reality, the truth can't be expunged. I said what I had to say, that is the truth. They can expunge as much as they want. Truth is truth." pic.twitter.com/AcR3xRN6d5
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The expunged segments of Gandhi's speech covered contentious topics such as the treatment of minorities, the NEET row, and the Agnipath scheme.
The portions expunged also include his comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP, and the RSS. In his first address as the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi had accused the leaders of the ruling party of dividing people on communal lines, drawing massive protests from the treasury benches.
RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha also reacted on portions of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha speech being expunged and said "You can remove a portion from (House) the proceedings, but not from the memory. He (Rahul Gandhi) said that no individual or organisation can be a contractor of a religion."
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
