Punjab Govt Stands With Gen Z; Vidhan Sabha Raises Issue of Atrocities Against Youth
Govt Should Withdraw Cases Against Students & Provide ₹1 Crore Compensation to Families of Those Who Died by Suicide: Bhagwant Mann
CHANDIGARH; Standing firmly with Gen Z and raising its voice against what it termed as atrocities on the country’s youth, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Monday passed a Censure Motion by voice vote against repeated paper leaks across the country. Winding up the debate on the motion and later addressing the media, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said repeated paper leaks under the BJP-led Union Government had shattered the aspirations of crores of students, while those seeking justice were met with tear gas shells, pellet guns and police action instead of accountability.
The Chief Minister announced that the Punjab Government would forward the Censure Motion to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Union Ministry of Education and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, urging the Centre to take stringent measures to prevent paper leaks and restore the credibility of the country’s education system. Congress, however, walked out of the House during the debate on the motion.
Addressing the Vidhan Sabha on Censure Motion against the repeated paper leaks in the country, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann stated said, “Those who have been claiming to make the country a Vishwaguru have made a mockery of the education system by failing to check the repeated paper leaks across the country. Paper leaks, or in other words the selling of examination papers, shatter the dreams of the aspirants. A reflection of this is that 22 candidates of the NEET examination committed suicide. From 2014, ever since the BJP regime assumed charge of office, 93 paper leaks have taken place in the country.”
Citing the figures relating to paper leaks, the Chief Minister said, “The number of such paper leaks between 2019 and 2024 was 65 and the maximum number of such leaks took place in BJP-led governments in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and others. The Prime Minister, who used to give tips to students about appearing in examinations, has failed to check the paper leaks. What else could be expected from a Prime Minister whose own degree is nowhere in sight.”
Expressing concern over the manner in which students have been treated, he pointed out, “These leaders are changing the school syllabus for the sake of their own vested political interests, which is highly unfortunate. The students of the country forced the Prime Minister to take the resignation of the Union Minister who had failed to check the paper leaks in the country. The high-handedness of the Union Government in the use of tear gas, brutal police force, pellet guns and other measures against the students is regrettable.”
Continuing on the issue, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, “Pellet guns are banned across the world, but the Union Government has mercilessly used them against innocent students. Instead of pledging to conduct the examinations fairly, the Prime Minister is promising fast-track courts to mislead the people. It is a mockery of the system that the Union Government is roping in Defence services for the smooth execution of the examinations.”
Highlighting the impact of paper leaks on students and their families, he said, “It is unfortunate that students have to suffer because of paper leaks. The students who are preparing for such coveted examinations are the hope of their families. However, when such papers are sold to affluent people in the name of paper leaks, their dreams are shattered. These leaders are playing with the future of the youth of the country, due to which Gen Z came on the roads and faced countless atrocities.”
Announcing the action taken by his government after the debate, the Chief Minister said, “The Punjab Government has brought this Censure Motion in the Vidhan Sabha today. The adopted motion will be sent to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Union Ministry of Education and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs so that the repeated interference with the country’s education system and paper leaks in examinations like NEET are brought to their notice.”
Referring to the repeated paper leaks despite investigations, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann stated, “Crores of students have been affected by these paper leaks. A CBI inquiry is ordered every time, but nobody is punished. It has become merely a formality. Even now, the Prime Minister is saying that the matter will be decided in fast-track courts. That means paper leaks will continue, and only the cases will be decided later.”
Demanding justice for the affected students, the Chief Minister said, “We strongly condemn this entire episode. The cases registered against students who were protesting for their rights should be withdrawn immediately. As promised by the Union Government, the families of students who died by suicide should be given ₹1 crore each. The Government of India must also ensure that such incidents never take place again.”
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