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- The Congress has launched a legal-support helpline, 'Chhatron ki Goonj', for students facing police or administrative action after protesting against the NEET-UG paper leak.
- Activist Gurmehar Kaur, NSUI president Vinod Jakhar, and Youth Congress leader Richa Singh announced the helpline, citing FIRs filed against students in West Bengal and Bihar.
- The party alleges the government had promised no police action against protesters during negotiations that ended the Cockroach Janta Party's protest, which followed Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as education minister.
- Congress has chosen young faces like Kaur to lead the announcement, aiming to connect with Gen-Z protesters, while Rahul Gandhi has blamed Union home minister Amit Shah for the police action.
What to watch next
- Whether FIRs against students in West Bengal and Bihar lead to arrests or legal proceedings
- Whether the government responds to Congress allegations in Parliament
- How the Congress's parallel track interacts with the 'apolitical' CJP protests
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