Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Lok Sabha Passes Anti‑Paper Leak Bill Amid Heated Debate
The Indian parliament made a new law to stop people from cheating on exams.
The law says that if someone leaks exam papers, they can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined a lot of money.
The law also says that special courts will finish cases quickly.
Some politicians argued loudly in the house.
The opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, said the police had used force against students, and the government said that was not true.
In the end, the law was passed by a voice vote.
A separate law was also passed to make it a crime to insult the national song.
Lok Sabha passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 by voice vote.
The bill strengthens the 2024 anti‑paper‑leak law with faster investigations, fast‑track courts, higher penalties and stricter action against syndicates.
Debate was disrupted by Rahul Gandhi’s accusations that Home Minister Amit Shah authorised police action against student protesters.
Government officials cited 52 FIRs under the 2024 Act and a decline in student suicides to defend the bill.
The session ended with the bill’s passage amid disruptions, and the Rajya Sabha later passed a separate bill criminalising insults to the national song “Vande Mataram.”
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah, Jitendra Singh, Kiren Rijiju, Om Birla
- What
- Lok Sabha passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026
- When
- Wednesday, 2026
- Where
- Lok Sabha, New Delhi
- Why
- To strengthen exam integrity and curb paper‑leak syndicates
- Bill name
- Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026
- Passed by
- Voice vote
- Key penalties
- Imprisonment up to 10 years, fines up to ₹10 crore
- Fast‑track courts
- Trials to be completed within 3 months
- FIRs registered
- 52 under the 2024 Act
