{"id":6150,"date":"2026-07-28T20:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6150"},"modified":"2026-07-28T20:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:55:09","slug":"after-stalemate-government-opposition-spar-over-paper-leak-law-in-lok-sabha-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6150","title":{"rendered":"After stalemate, government, opposition spar over paper leak law in Lok Sabha | 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-132694414,imgsize-167434,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/paper-leak-issue-discussion.jpg\" alt=\"After stalemate, government, opposition spar over paper leak law in Lok Sabha\" title=\"File photo: Lok Sabha proceedings underway during the Monsoon Session of Parliament\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"File photo: Lok Sabha proceedings underway during the Monsoon Session of Parliament\">File photo: Lok Sabha proceedings underway during the Monsoon Session of Parliament<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The week-long washout of Lok Sabha proceedings gave way to a fiery debate on Tuesday over the bill to make punitive measures more stringent and trial speedier in paper leak cases, as opposition members backed the students\u2019 protests and criticised police\u2019s alleged excesses against the protestors.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Speakers from the BJP-led NDA brought up incidents of paper leaks during the UPA\u2019s term and in states governed by opposition parties to emphasise that the menace had persisted irrespective of the party in office, and asserted that the country\u2019s youth believed in PM Narendra Modi\u2019s ability to usher in reforms to end it.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Modi must take responsibility for the \u201cinjustice\u201d with the youth, and he and home minister Amit Shah should answer as to who authorised the \u201cuse\u201d of pellet guns on protestors in Delhi and an AK-47, which relates to an incident in Bihar with state police saying the gun was fired in the air in self-defence, in handling the agitation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Speakers from <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a> and its allies acknowledged the concerns of students, and said the fact that govt engaged with them and had come out with a slew of measures underscored its democratic spirit. Students did not join Rahul Gandhi\u2019s protest, some of them pointed out.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Government vs opposition in Parliament\" msid=\"132694422\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-132694422\/government-vs-opposition-in-parliament.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Don\u2019t view paper leaks through political lens, says Jitendra Singh<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Speaking on the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill as the debate began a little after 2pm, Union minister Jitendra Singh said the \u201cmalaise\u201d of paper leaks had affected state-level and national exams irrespective of the party in office and lauded the proposed law as a reaffirmation of govt\u2019s commitment to safeguard students\u2019 welfare.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>\u201cGovernment\u2019s intentions are honest and the amendment has been brought with an honest attitude. No member of any party should have any objection to it and if they have, then people will have objections to them,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The minister of state in the PMO said govt had learnt from experience as any responsible govt should, emphasising the more stringent punishment proposed against individuals, organised gangs and entities involved in any paper leak, coupled with provisions for speedy justice.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>BJP MP Anurag Thakur said paper leak was no less a danger than terrorism and Maoism, as it targeted the youth first. \u201cI want to tell the youth of the country that we will fully cure this disease of paper leaks because Modi govt has given us medicine for all diseases so far,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Amid criticism of NTA, which organises several pan-India competitive exams, including NEET, Singh said back in 1992, a recommendation was first made to govt that there should be a common national testing agency.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>\u201cThen, in 2010, during UPA govt, there was again a committee which suggested this. I do not know why this was not given due consideration. You must compliment PM Modi and this govt. It has finished an unfinished task which you should have accomplished,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Citing recent paper leaks in Punjab and Karnataka, where AAP and Congress are in office, respectively, besides several other states where opposition parties have held office, Singh stressed that paper leaks should not be seen through a political lens.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/after-stalemate-government-opposition-spar-over-paper-leak-law-in-lok-sabha\/articleshow\/132694398.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo: Lok Sabha proceedings underway during the Monsoon Session of Parliament NEW DELHI: The week-long washout of Lok Sabha proceedings gave way to a fiery debate on Tuesday over the bill to make punitive measures more stringent and trial speedier in paper leak cases, as opposition members backed the 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