Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Centre of misleading the country by denying that security personnel had used pellet guns on protesters during the march to Parliament on Monday. “The government says that pellet guns were not used during the protest, but the truth is right in front of you.” He alleged that “thousands of such youths” had been hit with pellet guns and lathis while protesting against alleged irregularities in competitive examinations. On Monday night, the Cockroach Janta Party also claimed that the police had fired pellet guns at the protesters. The journalist told Scroll that he saw security personnel deploying pellet guns and was hit while trying to move away.