Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the government would move ahead with the passage of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, even without a discussion if the Opposition refuses to participate, as the government prepares for an eight-hour debate on the legislation in the Lok Sabha.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the Opposition parties do not want to discuss the Examination Reforms Bill, the government will get the Bill passed without discussion,\u201d Rijiju said in Lok Sabha.<\/p>\n
After Rijiju\u2019s remarks, the Speaker said that all parties should hold consultations so that discussion is taken up at 5 pm.<\/p>\n
The BJP and NDA have submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla a list of leaders who will participate in the discussion on the Bill. The government is likely to propose an eight-hour discussion on the legislation.<\/p>\n
The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh. Around 12 NDA leaders have been finalised to speak on the legislation, including Bansuri Swaraj, Tejasvi Surya, Shashank Mani Tripathi, Anurag Thakur, Shrikant Shinde, Arun Bharti, Alok Suman, Anupriya Patel and Sayali Ghosh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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