New Delhi, July 29 -- Parliament resumed business on Tuesday as the Lok Sabha started a fiery debate on a new bill that aims for stricter punishment and time-bound trials for people accused of exam paper leaks. The Centre hailed the bill as a transformative legislation while the Opposition slammed the government over violence against students and paper leaks. Introducing the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, Union minister of state Jitendra Singh called it "the first of its kind in independent India's history". "Incidents of paper leaks have taken place in various states ruled by different parties... The anti-paper leak bill is a reaffirmation of the government's commitment to safeguard the welfare of students and youth. The amendment... (is being) brought to make the law more stringent," Singh said. The opposition has been raking up the NEET paper leak issue since the Monsoon session began on July 20. As a result, no legislative business could be taken up in Lok Sabha until Monday, except for the introduction of two bills. Meanwhile, Congress lawmaker Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questioned the formation of the Nandan Nilekeni-led task force and demanded that Prime Minister Modi seek help from education experts and stakeholders to bring a new education policy. She also slammed the government over the lathi-charge on students, saying every 'lathi' blow on any boy or girl, hurt the government's prestige more than the backs of the students.SEE P11...