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"Not interested in fantasy conversations." Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday rejected the government's offer of a discussion on student issues, demanding that Union Home Minister Amit Shah first answer one question: who authorised the alleged firing on protesting students in Delhi? Gandhi said the Opposition's demand was never for Shah to simply come to Parliament and deliver a speech on general issues. It wanted him to clarify whether he ordered the police action against students protesting in Delhi on June 20. "The question was never that Mr Amit Shah is going to come and give a speech on some general topics in Parliament. The question was always that Amit Shah has to make it clear who authorised the shooting of our youngsters in Delhi," Gandhi said. He alleged that pellet guns were fired and students were beaten with lathis "with nails on them", and demanded that Shah "come clean".