&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Anti-paper leak bill passed by voice vote in Rajya Sabha after opposition walkout")
The anti-paper leak bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha by a voice vote on Thursday after Opposition MPs staged a walkout.
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, which aims to strengthen the legal framework to curb examination malpractices and paper leaks, has already been passed by the Lok Sabha and hence has been approved by both the Houses of Parliament.
It will now be sent to President Droupadi Murmu for her assent, after which it will be enforced as a law.
The bill, which seeks to tighten provisions under the existing anti-paper leak law, was passed after a debate in the Upper House. The legislation comes after nationwide protests over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leak incidents.
The government has said the amendments aim to strengthen deterrence against organised exam fraud and ensure greater transparency and integrity in public examinations. The bill will now be sent for presidential assent before becoming law.
Union minister JP Nadda condemned the opposition’s walkout from Rajya Sabha.
He said, “I condemn the opposition's walkout and strongly censure it. The manner in which they have exposed themselves should be seen and understood by the entire country.”
Union Minister Jitendra Singh had introduced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, for a discussion in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, July 30, a day after the Lok Sabha cleared it.
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