Lok Sabha begins debate on The Public Examination Prevention of Unfair Means Amendment Bill, 2026 :::: New Bill "reflects PM Modi's resolve- not to allow anyone to play with future of the children"

 #RajyaSabha adjourned for the day ...

#LokSabha begins debate on The Public Examination Prevention of Unfair Means Amendment Bill, 2026 #NEET #Parliament

Congress fields Gaurav Gogoi

Piloting the Bill, Minister of State in PMO, Jitiendra Singh said:  

"This bill, which was introduced yesterday, is, in fact, an amendment to the earlier bill- Public Examinations Prevention of Unfair Means Act 2024, which was also brought by this government. And not only brought, it was perhaps the first of its kind in the history of independent India. 

"The earlier Bill and the amendment today are, in a way, reaffirmation of this government's deep commitment to safeguard the welfare of the students and the youth of this country. And at the same time, it is also a reiteration of Prime Minister Modi's resolve- not to allow anyone to compromise with the future of the children of Mother India. 

"Therefore, this bill can be described, in a way, as a milestone legislation in the history of Indian Parliament...".

Jitiendra Singh further said -

"...In 2009- Railway Recruitment Board; 2011- All India Engineering Entrance Examination; 2012- AIIMS New Delhi entrance paper leak; 2013- Maharashtra Secondary Certificate Examination. If I keep listing them, I won't be able to discuss the Bill itself... 2010- B.Ed. Entrance Examination, Uttar Pradesh; 2012- Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. 2009- West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam" ... listing out paper leaks under Congress and other regimes.

"Therefore, this (Modi) government realised the need for dedicated legislation... There are four major recruitment agencies under the Government of India- UPSC, Staff Selection Commission, Railway Recruitment Board, and the Institute of Banking Personnel;

and similarly, for higher education admissions, the National Testing Agency.

NTA was also constituted in 2017 by this very government.

In 1992—for the first time—a recommendation was made to the Government of India, led by the Congress party to establish a common national testing agency. Then, in 2010, during the UPA's tenure, a committee suggested the same thing; I do not know why it was not given due consideration, for whatever reasons or vested interests.

"So, I think you must compliment Prime Minister Modi and this government.

It has completed a task—an unfinished task—that you should have accomplished yourselves."

protesters in Mumbai 

"Government is not serious, Bill is just an eyewash," says Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi during debate on the anti-paper leak Bill.

"This bill is merely a charade. A similar bill—the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act was introduced two years ago... Let us look at the status of the investigation into the NEET-UG 2024 paper leak; this will reveal just how serious the government is about the massive corruption that plagued the NEET exam.

It is deeply distressing to note a newspaper report stating that out of the 45 individuals charge-sheeted in the NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case, 44 have already been granted bail... Given the intent with which this Bill is being introduced today, it will fail again. This law stands as a monument to your failure."

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says, "... 21 children lost their lives; they committed suicide. The minister under whose watch 21 children lost their lives, when he resigned from his post and returned to the House yesterday, you garlanded him as if he had returned from a war against Pakistan..."