# Congress moves privilege motion against minister over ‘no firing’ claim 2026-08-06T22:06:34+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Congress MP K.C. Venugopal on Friday moved a privilege motion against Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh, accusing him of misleading Parliament by claiming on the floor of the Lok Sabha that 'no firing took place' during the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' student march. Venugopal said Rahul Gandhi had presented evidence of a pellet gun victim, and that medical records and media reports documented the injuries. The BJP countered, with MP Sambit Patra demanding an apology from Rahul Gandhi for what he called spreading misinformation. Patra said no bullets were fired and that decisions on use of force are made by the area magistrate, not the Home Minister. He accused Gandhi of using unparliamentary language in the House. The privilege motion follows a separate notice by BJP MP Anurag Thakur against Gandhi for his remarks during the debate on the anti-paper leak bill. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com - thehindu.com Tags: Jitendra Singh, K.C. Venugopal, Parliament, privilege motion, Rahul Gandhi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/venugopal-moves-privilege-motion-against-minister-over-firing-claim/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/venugopal-moves-privilege-motion-against-minister-over-firing-claim/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.