# SCBA chief seeks probe into lathi-charge; CJP slams House gag 2026-08-15T21:40:47+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Supreme Court Bar Association president Vikas Singh called for a judicial inquiry into the lathi-charge on student protesters during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) agitation over the NEET paper leak. Speaking at the SCBA's Independence Day event in the Supreme Court, with Chief Justice Surya Kant present, Singh said the system was failing students and urged the CJI to order an enquiry into the police action. Separately, CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das criticised the Lok Sabha for disallowing three sets of questions on the NEET protests. Das claimed the questions were blocked at the behest of the Union government, and pertained to NEET fee refunds, denial of basic amenities to protesters and the government's engagement with youth. He questioned the absence of home minister Amit Shah from Parliament. Das said the right of MPs to question the executive was the heart of parliamentary democracy, and that gagging such queries would push people onto the streets. The twin developments highlight ongoing tensions over the NEET protest, which saw weeks-long demonstrations before the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T11:17:08+00:00. Tags: CJI Surya Kant, CJP protests, NEET, SCBA, Supreme Court of India, Vikas Singh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/as-cji-looks-on-scba-chief-seeks-inquiry-into-student-lathi-charge/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/as-cji-looks-on-scba-chief-seeks-inquiry-into-student-lathi-charge/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/