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India pushes Vande Mataram bill and anti-paper-leak law

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India pushes Vande Mataram bill and anti‑paper‑leak anti-paper-leak law

Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved introduced the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, 2026 in the Rajya Sabha on 24 July, extending statutory protection to the national song Vande Mataram, in the Rajya Sabha on 24 July 2026. Opposition parties, led by Mataram. The proposal faced constitutional‑free‑speech objections from the CPI(M) and joined by other left‑leaning MPs, objected on constitutional free‑speech grounds, and the debate concluded with the House was adjourned. Following weeks of nationwide student Student protests over alleged NEET‑UG paper leaks and the resignation of intensified after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Pradhan resigned. In response, the government accelerated its crackdown on examination fraud. The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 27 July by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh. It raises Singh, raising imprisonment for paper‑leak offences to five‑to‑ten years with fines up to ₹50 lakh, imposes and imposing a minimum seven‑year term and fines up to ₹10 crore for on organised cheating rings, and threatens service rings. Service providers with could face fines up to ₹5 crore and an eight‑year ban. The bill also creates mandates a Special Task Force required to complete investigations within two months and mandates establishes Special Fast‑Track Courts in every state and union territory to hear cases on a day‑to‑day basis, delivering deliver verdicts within three months months. On 26 July, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the amendment would be formally presented on 27 July, urging all parliamentarians to attend the debate. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiran Rijiju highlighted additional penalties, including denial of filing bail, closure of implicated coaching institutes, and permanent disqualification of paper‑setters. A task‑force headed by technology expert Nandan Nilekani is being set up to design leak‑proof examination systems. Modi’s video message warned that anyone who “plays with students’ futures” will “rot in jail,” underscoring the chargesheet. government’s push for a transparent, technology‑driven examination framework.

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  2. 2026-07-26 16:53 UTC India pushes Vande Mataram bill and anti‑paper‑leak law
  3. 2026-07-25 18:44 UTC India pushes Vande Mataram bill and anti‑paper‑leak law

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