The use of plastic pellets against NEET protesters drew opposition fire, but the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan and the call-off of the march may reduce political uncertainty.
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Delhi Police records show the Rapid Action Force fired 55 non-electrical shells, 15 electrical shells, five tear smoke grenades, two anti-riot gun rounds and two rounds of plastic pellets while controlling a protest march on July 20, officials said Monday. The march was called by the Cockroach Janta Party over the NEET-UG question paper leak.
One round of plastic pellets contains four pieces and does not cause the same harm as metal pellets, the officials said. The record, entered in the Parliament Street police station general diary on July 22, was based on information from a Deputy Commandant of the RAF who was on duty in Zone 1 of the Jantar Mantar area.
The use of force has drawn opposition criticism. The party demanded a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament. The protest's central demand was the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET leak.
Pradhan resigned Saturday. The month-long protest was called off the same day. Multiple police, RAF and CRPF personnel were also injured during the protests. The Delhi Police has said claims of pellet use against peaceful protesters were false and misleading.
CRPF Director General G P Singh said a professional post-event assessment would be made now that the agitation has dispersed. The resignation removes a key political flashpoint, reducing near-term uncertainty around the education portfolio and the ruling coalition's stability. Markets had largely priced in the protest risk, but the resolution clears a distraction for policy focus.
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