Congress leaders led by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu staging sit-in protest in Shimla on Tuesday (July 21, 2026). | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Several Congress leaders Himachal Pradesh and Punjab held a sit-in protest outside the Governor houses (Lok Bhawans) of their States, in what they termed as ‘solidarity with students’, even as a few leaders of Haryana Congress were detained. The Congress leaders alleged that the BJP governments have continuously failed to protect the interests and future of the country’s students. Repeated examination irregularities, administrative failures and the government’s insensitive response have shaken the confidence of lakhs of young aspirants and their families, the Congress leaders pointed out. In Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu led the sit-in protest. Mr. Sukhu said that the central government’s accountability must be fixed and that Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan should resign. “When the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, sat on a protest in support of the students’ demands, he and Priyanka Gandhi were forcibly taken away in …