Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla gave the government and opposition parties a three-hour window to settle differences so that discussion on the paper leaks Amendment Bill could begin in the House. He adjourned the House till 5 pm, minutes after it reconvened at 2 pm.
As soon as the House reassembled, Birla said six hours have been allocated to discuss The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill and added that more time can be given based on the sense of the House. He said members are elected to the Lok Sabha to discuss Bills and not to raise slogans.
Also read: Congress questions BJP’s praise for Dharmendra Pradhan, calls it ‘insult’ to students
Since the Monsoon Session began on July 20, the Opposition has been raking up the NEET paper leak issue due to which no legislative business could be taken up so far, except for the introduction of two Bills.
On Monday, two days after former Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from his post, Opposition demanded a response from the government on the alleged use of force on protesting students at Jantar Mantar here and other parts of the country. The government has been reaching out to the opposition parties to end the stalemate so that the House can function smoothly.
The government on Monday introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the anti-paper leaks law with stricter punishment of up to 10 years in jail and Rs 50 lakh fine, within days of large-scale student protests against the NEET fiasco rocking the nation.
The proposed legislation was introduced by Minister of State for PMO Jitendra Singh amid protests and 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. — with Agencies
July 27, 2026 5:16 pm
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla gave the government and opposition parties a three-hour window to settle differences so that discussion on the paper leaks Amendment Bill could begin in the House. He adjourned the House till 5 pm, minutes after it reconvened at 2 pm. As soon as the House reassembled, Birla said six hours have been allocated to discuss The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill and added that more time can be given based on the sense of the House. He said members are elected to the Lok Sabha to discuss Bills and not to raise slogans.
July 27, 2026 3:16 pm
July 27, 2026 2:19 pm
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 5 pm as Speaker urged Government, Opposition to settle differences so that discussion on paper leak Amendment Bill can begin.
July 27, 2026 2:11 pm
Image credit: ANI | BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan, who resigned as Union Education Minister following students' protests over NEET row, was welcomed by some BJP leaders in the Parliament complex on Monday with a traditional cap and stole amid slogans like 'Pradhan Zindabad'. Opposition MPs at the same time shouted slogans like 'Chor Chor, Paper Chor' and hit out at the ruling dispensation for felicitating Pradhan. Congress leader Pawan Khera said, "These are the same people who even welcomed the rapists in the Bilkis Bano case, so let's leave them aside. Pradhan is an RSS hero because he implemented the RSS agenda through the education ministry. That's why he's their hero. But as far as Pradhan is concerned, people now know his true self has we can see on social media and on roads."
July 27, 2026 1:13 pm
July 27, 2026 12:50 pm
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday again appealed to Congress and other Opposition parties to participate in the debate on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, instead of disrupting Parliament, saying the proposed legislation seeks to address paper leaks and ensure stringent, time-bound punishment for those involved. Addressing a press conference, Rijiju said the Bill was being brought in response to concerns raised by students across the country and urged the Opposition to hold a "thorough and open debate" on the legislation.
July 27, 2026 12:14 pm
July 27, 2026 11:26 am
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Centre had unleashed a brutal crackdown on students protesting over the paper leak issue, claiming that while pellet guns were used against protesters in Delhi, AK-47 bullets had been fired at students in Bihar. He accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre government of reneging on its assurance that no FIRs would be lodged against students and demanded that the Prime Minister apologise to the country's youth.
July 27, 2026 11:24 am
Image credit: PTI | Congress MPs, led by party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, protested in the Parliament House complex on Monday over alleged "police brutality" against student protesters during the agitation on the NEET paper leak issue and demanded Home Minister Amit Shah's apology. Carrying placards and a large banner, the Congress MPs protested in front of the steps of the Makar Dwar of Parliament. They raised slogans, demanding answers from the Home Minister over alleged police excesses against protesting students.
July 27, 2026 11:18 am
The government’s plan to introduce the anti-paper leak Bill in Parliament on Monday is set to face resistance from the Congress, which has moved adjournment and suspension of business notices in both Houses seeking discussions on the alleged use of force against students during the July 20 “Chalo Sansad” protest over paper leaks. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/congress-moves-notices-in-parliament-on-student-crackdown-as-govt-readies-anti-paper-leak-bill/
July 27, 2026 11:17 am
The brutal crackdown by police and paramilitary personnel, including the alleged use of pellet guns, on students during the NEET paper leak protest on July 20 is set to snowball into a major stand-off between the Opposition and government in Parliament on Monday. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/top-headlines/opposition-set-to-corner-govt-on-pellet-gun-use-as-parliament-braces-for-showdown-today/