Lok Sabha debates exam fraud bill, opposition slams police

A sharp debate over police conduct and examination reform dominated India's Parliament on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, as lawmakers clashed over a new anti-paper leak bill and the government's response to recent student protests. The Lok Sabha took up the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, which proposes stricter penalties and faster trials for examination fraud, but the discussion was quickly overshadowed by opposition accusations of excessive police force against demonstrators.

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led the opposition's attack, questioning the necessity of police actions against students protesting the NEET paper leak. She asked why tear gas, water cannons, and lathi-charges were used, and specifically demanded to know who authorized the reported use of pellet guns. Vadra asserted that such actions had broken the government's credibility and that the prime minister and home minister must answer for them. She also criticized the composition of a newly appointed committee tasked with strengthening exam systems, suggesting it lacked genuine educational expertise.

Other opposition leaders, including Gaurav Gogoi of the Congress, Akhilesh...