The Punjab Assembly on Monday (August 3, 2026) witness noisy scenes as Congress MLAs from the Opposition benches raised the issue surrounding alleged repeated paper leaks in the State, even as the State Assembly passed a censure motion by voice vote against repeated paper leaks under the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government across the country.

Chief Minister Bhagwant 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 State government would forward the censure motion to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Union Ministry of Education and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Mr. Mann said, urging the Centre to take stringent measures to prevent paper leaks and restore the credibility of the country’s education system.

“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,” the CM added.

Earlier, during the Question Hour, Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa raised the issue of alleged multiple examination paper leaks in Punjab over the last four-and-a-half years under the Aam Aadmi Party regime.

Resignation sought

Mr. Bajwa alleged that as many as six exam paper leak incidents took place during the AAP regime, hence Education Minister Harjot Bains should resign. He also sought resignation of Health Minister Balbir Singh, surrounding the recent cheating racket unearthed during the pharmacy officer recruitment examination.

The Congress MLAs rushed to the Well of the House and raised slogans against the government, seeking resignation of both the ministers. Follwoing this, the House was briefly adjourned.