India, July 25 -- Reacting to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests now on for about 50 days, the BJP-led NDA government has proposed significantly tightening India's anti-paper leak law. The proposed legislation seeks to double prison terms for several offences, raise fines up to Rs.10 crore, and mandate timelines for investigations and trials.

While the CJP and the Congress-led Opposition insist on nothing less than the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leaks and other issues, the Centre has sought to counter and assuage the youth movement with this legal framework plan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a video message earlier this week, had said those who "play with the future of the youth...