# Student protests over exam leaks: PM’s forgiveness criticised 2026-08-10T20:45:07+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets In letters to The Hindu published on August 11-12, readers criticised the government's handling of student protests over examination paper leaks. They noted that the Home Minister has not made a statement in Parliament on the alleged use of pellet guns against unarmed students. The Prime Minister offered forgiveness instead of an apology, which letter writers described as reflecting both culpability and incompetence. The protests, from Delhi to Jharkhand, are seen as a governance failure that erodes public trust. Repeated breaches of merit-based systems, the letters argue, deny a generation fair opportunity, and authorities must treat protests as accountability issues, not law-and-order problems. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - thehindu.com Tags: civilian toll, elections, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, U.S. peace plan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/israeli-pm-rejects-us-peace-plan-as-hamas-signals-acceptance/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/israeli-pm-rejects-us-peace-plan-as-hamas-signals-acceptance/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.