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Stalemate ends, LS takes up debate on anti-paper leak Bill
Jul-28-2026

Ending a week-long deadlock, the Lok Sabha (LS) began debating the anti-paper leak amendment Bill, with the government describing it as a reaffirmation of its commitment to safeguard the welfare of students and the youth.

Referring to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, the primary legal framework targeting examination malpractice in India, the minister of state in the PMO said that the Modi government finished an unaccomplished task to bring a law to prevent examination malpractices in 2024. However, he claimed, the incidents of paper leaks had taken place in various states ruled by different parties. RSP MP N K Premchandran moved that the Bill should be circulated for stakeholder consultations till December 1, so that it can be made more fruitful.

The anti-paper leak bill or the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill 2026 was introduced in the LS earlier in the day by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh amid sloganeering by the opposition demanding a response from the government over the police crackdown on students during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led July 20 protest march to Parliament. However, no discussion could take place on the Bill amid the din on Monday. 

Under the Bill, the proposed punishments for examination malpractices include imprisonment of up to 10 years in jail and a heftier fine of Rs 50 lakh for paper leaks.






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