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Rijiju accuses Congress of avoiding anti-paper leak Bill debate
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday accused Opposition parties of diverting the Lok Sabha debate on the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, by raising unrelated issues.…
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday accused Opposition parties of diverting the Lok Sabha debate on the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, by raising unrelated issues. He said Congress leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, spoke outside the Bill's scope and were doing politics instead of discussing the legislation.
Rijiju urged Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi to speak on the Bill, even if only for five minutes, calling it an important piece of legislation brought in response to student demands. He also criticised Gandhi for using what he called undemocratic and abusive language, saying public discourse must remain civil in a parliamentary democracy.
The debate began on Tuesday with the government presenting the Bill as a commitment to student welfare. The Opposition countered by raising the lathi-charge on protesters during the July 20 march to Parliament, arguing it hurt the government's prestige.
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The anti-paper leak Bill is the government's legislative response to recurring exam fraud scandals that have sparked student protests across several States, including Bihar and Gujarat, where paper leaks led to cancelled recruitment exams and mass unrest. The Bill proposes up to 10 years' imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 1 crore for organised cheating in public examinations. Rijiju's call for Rahul Gandhi to speak on the Bill shifts attention to whether the Opposition will engage on policy or continue focusing on law-and-order grievances from the July 20 protest. The Bill is expected to be voted on in the Lok Sabha later this week.
Source: thehindu.com
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