INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 11th AUG 2026

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INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 11th AUG 2026.

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1. Parliament Deadlock: Government Agrees to Home Minister’s Statement on Police Action

The Union Government agreed that Home Minister Amit Shah would make a statement in Parliament on allegations of excessive police force during July’s anti-paper-leak demonstrations, provided the Opposition allowed him to speak without disruption. Rahul Gandhi maintained that Parliament must specifically establish who authorised the alleged use of force, while J. P. Nadda accused the Opposition of preferring confrontation to debate. With only three days remaining in the Monsoon Session, the episode highlighted the tension between executive accountability and parliamentary disruption. The government’s willingness to discuss the protests provides an institutional route for scrutiny, but the Opposition argues that a general statement is insufficient without fixing responsibility. The broader logic is that Parliament should be the principal forum for examining controversial exercises of state power. The gist is that democratic accountability is best served when governments answer precise questions and Opposition parties permit meaningful debate, rather than allowing procedural confrontation to replace substantive legislative scrutiny.

2. Jharkhand Exam Protest Reaches Assembly; Former JPSC Chairman Arrested