India, July 28 -- A stringent bill that hikes fines and punishment for those convicted of examination paper leaks is set to be debated in Parliament on Tuesday, a day after it was introduced in the Lok Sabha amid protests by the Opposition that sought to corner the government over police violence during the recent student protests.

Union minister Jitendra Singh introduced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill -- which aims for stricter punishment, hikes the minimum jail term and quantum of fines, and promises speedy trials by setting up fast-track courts -- but the Opposition's vociferous protests drowned the ruling side's efforts to push through the bill twice.

The united Opposition sought accountability f...