Through the Reader lens — On July 20, student protesters demonstrating near Jantar Mantar in New Delhi over NEET-related issues were subjected to crowd-control fire by the Rapid Action Force. An official record indicates more than 70 non-lethal shells, including plastic pellets, were deployed under the orders of Raja Bhatia. Reports state the protest drew allegations of injuries among students and triggered an immediate political response. The episode coincides with — and is widely framed as precipitating — the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Opposition parties seized on the policing and the NEET controversy to demand accountability, elevating the incident into a broader political confrontation. Coverage is broadly aligned across Amar Ujala, Hindustan Times, and The Hindu BusinessLine on the sequence of force use and ministerial resignation, while contestation centers on the scale of injuries and the appropriateness of the orders. What to watch next: the government's explanation of the chain of command, any medical or independent inquiry into protester injuries, and how the NEET debate evolves.