# Rahul Gandhi lauds youth against Modi’s ‘violent regime’ 2026-08-16T14:36:45+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday praised the courage of young people who protested against alleged paper leaks, calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government a 'violent regime'. He shared a video of his interaction with students who had protested on July 20 seeking the resignation of then Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and faced alleged police excesses. Gandhi said in a Hindi post, 'The courage and resilience with which India's youngsters have stood firm against Modiji's violent regime, demanding accountability, is commendable.' He expressed pride in the young protesters, especially the girls who faced misbehaviour and violence from what he called 'BJP goons'. National Herald India reports Gandhi heard accounts of police brutality and harassment during the interaction earlier this month. Siasat.com adds that Gandhi announced an event called 'Chhatron ki Goonj' in Pune on August 22, which will be exclusively for girls. 'Now, the girls will speak and the country will listen,' he said. Deccan Herald also reported Gandhi's praise of the youth for standing firm with peace, love and humour. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com - nationalheraldindia.com - siasat.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T02:06:19+00:00. Tags: BJP, Dharmendra Pradhan, Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rahul-gandhi-praises-youth-for-standing-against-modis-violent-regime/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rahul-gandhi-praises-youth-for-standing-against-modis-violent-regime/#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/