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On 27 July 2026, after large‑scale The student demonstrations unrest that followed a began with the July 20 incident clash at Jantar Mantar, former Mantar continued to shape parliamentary proceedings on 27 July 2026. Former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan arrived at Pradhan, who had resigned amid accusations of exam‑paper leaks, entered the Parliament building for the first time since his resignation. At the Makar Dwar entrance, NDA members welcomed and BJP MPs greeted him with chants, while chants of “Dharmendra Pradhan Zindabad”, presented a traditional cap and shawl, and escorted him inside. Simultaneously, opposition MPs—including Congress leader deputies—including Congress’s Priyanka Gandhi Vadra—staged a protest at the same gateway, demanding accountability from Home Minister Amit Shah. Shah and denouncing the alleged paper‑leak scandal with slogans such as “Paper Chor” and “Shiksha Chori”. Their disruption forced halted the opening of the monsoon session, forcing an adjournment of both houses to adjourn and delayed the introduction until noon. A Public Examinations (Prevention of a bill Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, intended to amend tighten the paper‑leak law. Opposition figures from the Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal condemned the postponement, arguing that an earlier bill could have averted the unrest and linking the delay to broader issues such as NTA reforms and alleged systemic corruption within law, was slated for introduction around 12 pm but was delayed by the legislature. turbulence.