Debate on Anti-Paper Leak Bill Underway; Congress Calls It a ‘Monument to Government Failure,’ While Government Terms It the ‘Need of the Hour’

Debate on Anti-Paper Leak Bill Underway; Congress Calls It a ‘Monument to Government Failure,’ While Government Terms It the ‘Need of the Hour’

The debate on the Anti-Paper Leak Bill is currently underway in the Lok Sabha, witnessing a heated exchange between the government and the opposition. While Bansuri Swaraj targeted the opposition by citing statistics regarding paper leaks and recruitment irregularities—ranging from the UPA government’s tenure to incidents in Rajasthan and West Bengal—Akhilesh Yadav remarked, “Those who could not even safeguard the *chadhava* (offerings), how will they prevent paper leaks?”