Punjab Assembly session: Resolution condemning paper leaks, examination irregularities and Sonam Wangchuk's detention passed
A condemnation motion was passed in the Punjab Assembly over the alleged mistreatment of students during the protests against the NEET paper leak.
Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that students seeking justice in Delhi, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh were subjected to police baton charges during the agitation.
Condemning the BJP-led Central Government's response, Cheema said, "I move this condemnation motion against the Centre's handling of the protests. More than 70 paper leaks have taken place over the past decade." He also condemned the alleged arbitrary detention of Sonam Wangchuk.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann claimed that 65 cases of paper leaks were reported between 2019 and 2024, while 93 incidents had been reported since 2014, when the BJP came to power at the Centre.
PTC News Desk: The seven-day monsoon session of the 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha will begin on Monday, and the proposed changes to the anti-sacrilege law are expected to trigger a confrontation between the ruling government and the Opposition. As this is likely to be the last Assembly session before the Punjab elections early next year, the issue is expected to dominate proceedings because of its religious and political importance ahead of the 2027 polls.
The Opposition is also set to question the AAP government over the recent paper leak in Faridkot and similar incidents, alleging irregularities in the recruitment process.
Apart from this, the Congress, BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) are expected to corner the government over Punjab's rising debt, alleged financial mismanagement, flood preparedness, worsening law and order, and shortcomings in policing.
- PTC NEWS
