Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal told Parliament that students traumatized by repeated paper leaks cannot be reassured by longer jail terms alone.
Badal described conversations with families in Punjab whose children lost years of preparation when examinations were cancelled or compromised. She said punitive statutes must be paired with counseling support and credible re-test schedules.
She questioned whether the National Testing Agency had sufficient safeguards after successive leak investigations, and asked the government to publish timelines for compensating affected candidates.
Treasury bench members replied that the amendment bill targets organized crime rings profiting from leaks, not examinees themselves.
Badal’s speech aligned with regional parties urging the Centre to listen to state voices on concurrent list education policies while tightening national exam security.
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