Parties agree to debate anti-paper leak bill Tuesday

The Lok Sabha stalemate is expected to end Tuesday after Speaker Om Birla secured an agreement from all parties to discuss the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026. Introduced Monday amid protests over the NEET paper leak, the bill proposes up to 10 years imprisonment and a Rs 50 lakh fine. The debate follows nationwide student protests that led to Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.