New Delhi, July 30 -- After the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was passed in the Lok Sabha, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kirti Azad on Thursday dismissed the government's enhanced penalties for exam malpractice as "nonsense".

Speaking to ANI, he argued that merely increasing prison terms and financial penalties neither addresses the systemic flaws plaguing the National Testing Agency (NTA) nor does it stop the dishonest networks that profit from exam fraud.

"What guarantee did they give that leaks wouldn't happen? They said that they have raised the penalty amount from one crore to ten crores. They increased the duration of the punishment. What is this 'anti-paper leak' measure really about? It is a...