The opposition has intensified its criticism of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the police action against students protesting the NEET paper leak.CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas accused Shah of being responsible for the brutal assault on innocent students, demanding his resignation.This follows the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after a 36-day agitation by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).

The government accepted the protesters' key demands, but the opposition alleges excessive force, including pellet gun use, during the July 20 protest.Brittas questioned the government's focus on amending laws instead of enforcing existing ones, highlighting lack of political will.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghose have also called for accountability.The government plans to introduce amendments to the anti-paper leak law, proposing stricter penalties.

Opposition parties are set to raise issues of transparency, injured students, and the appointment of Naresh Pal Gangwar as higher education secretary in Parliament.

The protests, initially over the NEET paper leak, have become a major political flashpoint, with allegations of police brutality and harassment of women protesters.