{"id":5973,"date":"2026-07-28T10:34:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:34:47","slug":"milestone-legislation-vs-pradhan-saved-pradhan-mantri-centre-oppn-clash-as-lok-sabha-debates-new-anti-paper-leak-bill-top-developments-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5973","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Milestone legislation&#8217; vs &#8216;Pradhan saved Pradhan Mantri&#8217;: Centre, Oppn clash as Lok Sabha debates new anti-paper leak bill &#8211; top developments | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132681169,imgsize-204963,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/untitled-design.jpg\" alt=\"'Milestone legislation' vs 'Pradhan saved Pradhan Mantri': Centre, Oppn clash as Lok Sabha debates new anti-paper leak bill - top developments\" title=\"Lok Sabha is discussing the amendment to the anti-paper leak law\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Lok Sabha is discussing the amendment to the anti-paper leak law\">Lok Sabha is discussing the amendment to the anti-paper leak law<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">NEW DELHI:<\/span> The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up for discussion the Centre&#8217;s proposed legislation to amend the anti-paper leak law, amid nationwide calls for tougher safeguards against examination fraud and wider education reforms following the NEET (UG) question paper leak in May.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Union minister Jitendra Singh introduced the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, on Monday after the first week of Parliament&#8217;s Monsoon session, which began on July 20, was washed out amid large-scale student protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). The demonstrations ultimately forced Dharmendra Pradhan to resign as education minister.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>No discussion on the Bill could take place during the first six days of the Monsoon session as the opposition remained firm on its demand for a government response to the police action against student protesters in the national capital and several other parts of the country. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Following Dharmendra Pradhan&#8217;s resignation, Union minister Pralhad Joshi has been assigned additional charge of the Ministry of Education.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Bill reaffirms govt&#8217;s commitment to safeguard students&#8217; welfare: Jitendra Singh<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Opening the debate, Union minister Jitendra Singh described the proposed legislation as a &#8220;reaffirmation&#8221; of the government&#8217;s commitment to protecting students&#8217; interests.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Singh said the Bill seeks to amend the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, which he described as the first legislation of its kind in independent India.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>&#8220;The earlier Act and the amendment today are, in a way, a reaffirmation of this government&#8217;s deep commitment to safeguard the welfare of the students and the youth of this country,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Calling it a &#8220;milestone legislation&#8221;, Singh added that the Bill also reflected Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s resolve &#8220;not to allow anyone to compromise with the future of the children of Mother India.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Cong condemns Delhi Police action on protesters<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Opening the debate for the opposition, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi criticised the BJP for garlanding former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, alleging that 21 students had died by suicide after the NEET (UG) examination was cancelled following the question paper leak.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Pradhan, was welcomed by MPs of the BJP-led NDA with garlands when he arrived in Parliament on Monday, two days after stepping down.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>&#8220;21 children lost their lives; they committed suicide. The minister under whose watch 21 children lost their lives, when he resigned from his post and returned to the House yesterday, you garlanded him as if he had returned from a war against Pakistan,&#8221; Gogoi remarked.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Gogoi also took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Instagram reels he released for student protesters, saying the government had prioritised messaging over meaningful education reforms.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>&#8220;Today, the Prime Minister appears in Instagram reels. In the first Cabinet meeting, instead of having a comprehensive discussion on how to improve education and dismantle the paper-setting mafia, paper-solving mafia and the testing centre mafia, Prime Minister Modi simply said to focus more on Instagram,&#8221; Gogoi added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>He also sought an explanation from the government over the alleged use of tear gas, pellet guns and lathi-charge against student protesters, including women.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>&#8220;Who ordered the use of tear gas, pellet guns, lathi-charge and assault on women? We want answers,&#8221; the Jorhat MP<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Pradhan&#8217;s removal saved &#8216;Pradhan Mantri&#8217;: Akhilesh Yadav<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also took a swipe at the BJP over Dharmendra Pradhan&#8217;s resignation, saying the removal of &#8220;Pradhan&#8221; had saved the &#8220;Pradhan Mantri&#8221; (prime minister).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/>&#8220;Imagine the immense relief the members must have felt and the major crisis from which they were saved. By removing one &#8216;Pradhan&#8217;, you effectively saved the &#8216;Pradhan Mantri&#8217;,&#8221; Yadav remarked, in a jibe at the government.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/>Yadav also raised the issue of the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, questioning the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government&#8217;s ability to prevent paper leaks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"52\"\/>Referring to the alleged incident, the SP chief asked how those who had failed to prevent the theft of devotees&#8217; offerings could be expected to stop question paper leaks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"54\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/milestone-legislation-vs-did-pradhan-fight-pakistan-centre-oppn-clash-as-lok-sabha-debates-new-anti-paper-leak-bill-top-developments\/articleshow\/132680306.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link 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