Claiming to have met injured students, Gandhi alleged that he had seen pellet injuries and accused the police and the Rapid Action Force (RAF) of using electrically charged batons and nail-studded lathis during the protests. Rahul Gandhi further alleged that students protesting in Delhi were subjected to excessive force, claiming they were hit with pellet guns and physically assaulted by the police. The excuse was that I said something about Amit Shah, that he was responsible for the brutality that was carried out... I was given an assurance that if I apologise, I will be allowed to speak. His comments came after a heated exchange in the House, where Treasury bench members demanded that Gandhi apologise for alleging that Amit Shah had authorised the use of force against students.