Ten persons were injured by pellets during a youth protest march to Parliament on July 20 in Delhi, showed a Right to Information response received by Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale. A day after the march, the Delhi Police had denied firing pellet guns at those protesting against the alleged mismanagement of competitive exams. This was the first time that pellet guns had been used in Delhi against unarmed protesters. “[Union Home Minister] Amit Shah has been using the police and central agencies as his personal mafia,” added Gokhale. Dozens were injured as the police used lathis, fired tear gas shells and pellet guns against the demonstrators.