New Delhi, July 28 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, could not erase "12 years of incompetence" and the government's failure, even as he extended his party's support to the proposed legislation during a debate in the Lok Sabha.

Participating in the discussion on the Bill, Banerjee said while the TMC supported the legislation to ensure fair examinations, it should not be seen as an endorsement of the Centre's handling of examination irregularities. He alleged that merely strengthening the law could not substitute accountability for repeated failures in protecting the integrity of public examinations.

"We support this bill, bu...