Nation

Congress puts Gen-Z faces upfront as they launches legal helpline for student protesters

Congress's choice of Gurmehar Kaur besides other youth wing leaders to make key announcement was notable as protests were fuelled by anger among Gen Z

The Congress has announced a legal-support helpline for students facing police or administrative action over their participation in youth-led protests over the NEET-UG paper leak and related issues, with activist Gurmehar Kaur, who works with its youth wing, sharing details. “We unequivocally condemn all the attacks on students. The Modi government had promised during the negotiations that no student would be picked up and that there would be no police action against them,” the party posted along with a video of the press conference on Monday, referring to the Cockroach Janta Party's protest that ended after senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as education minister in Narendra Modi's cabinet.“But today, there is a list of FIRs that have been filed against students in West Bengal and Bihar,” Gurmehar Kaur said.She was accompanied by Vinod Jakhar, president of the Congress wing National Students' Union of India, and Youth Congress office-bearer Richa Singh who is from Bihar; they also spoke on the occasion.