New Delhi, July 29 -- Participating in the discussion on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, YSRCP MP M. Gurumoorthy supported the proposed legislation while urging the union Government to strengthen it by bringing State recruitment boards within its ambit.
He welcomed the enhanced penalties, stricter punishment for organised examination fraud, time-bound investigations, Special Task Forces and Fast Track Courts, but said the Bill does not provide a leak-proof mechanism and excludes examinations conducted by State Governments.
Referring to data that over 220 paper leaks between 2005 and 2026 affected nearly 10 crore students across 21 States, Gurumoorthy questioned how the proposed l...