The brutal crackdown by police and paramilitary personnel, including the alleged use of pellet guns, on students during the NEET paper leak protest on July 20 is set to snowball into a major stand-off between the Opposition and government in Parliament on Monday.Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has written to Home Minister Amit Shah, asking whether it was he who had authorised the use of “lethal force”.The Trinamool Congress, too, plans to raise the issue of police and paramilitary personnel using “excessive force” against students in Parliament. TMC’s Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghosh has submitted a notice under Rule 267 to discuss the “use of excessive force on student protesters”.She said the right to peaceful protest was a constitutional right and that students participating in peaceful protests against irregularities in examination papers were “targeted with lethal and semi-lethal force” by security agencies. Ghosh has also sought suspension of the day’s business and an immediate discussion on the issue.When asked if the Opposition would disrupt Parliament proceedings, the LoP said the strategy would be decided at the meeting of Opposition leaders on Monday. The Congress has described Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as a victory for students, but asserted that the Prime Minister must also apologise to them. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge said it was now Modi’s turn to apologise and take strict action against all those who used lathis, batons and pellet guns against the agitating students.Meanwhile, the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, has been circulated among Lok Sabha members ahead of its introduction. The Bill proposes a minimum jail term of five years, extendable to 10 years, and a fine of up to Rs 50 lakh for those involved in paper leaks or the use of unfair means in examinations.For organised crimes, it proposes a minimum sentence of seven years and a fine of up to Rs 10 crore.However, the Opposition’s floor strategy and its stand on the Bill to amend the two-year-old anti-paper leak law will be finalised at the INDIA bloc meeting at Kharge’s chamber in Parliament on Monday, Congress sources said.