Parliament Monsoon Session 2026 LIVE Updates: The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was cleared by a voice vote in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, amid an Opposition walkout, a day after the Lok Sabha passed it.
The bill prescribes stricter punishment, with the government saying it is proceeding on the major issues affecting students and seeking cooperation from all sections to deal with the problem.
On Wednesday, Lok Sabha approved a bill to amend the anti-paper leak law with stricter punishment with government asserting that the measure was taken as it is “open to learning from experiences”.
The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the House by Union minister Jitendra Singh on July 27, days after large-scale student protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party forced Dharmendra Pradhan to resign as the education minister.
Speaking in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Singh said the government acted swiftly in the NEET paper leak case, and as many as 52 FIRs have been lodged since the anti-paper leak law came into force in 2024.
Meanwhile,Rajya Sabha passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which seeks to make any obstruction or insult to the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ a criminal offence during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
The monsoon session of Parliament began on July 20 and is expected to continue till August 13.
