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Row in Rajasthan Assembly as Bill increasing jail time for paper leak is introduced

There were noisy scenes on Wednesday in the Rajasthan Assembly, a day after an Amendment Bill was introduced enhancing the existing punishment up to life imprisonment for those involved in leaking question papers. Opposition BJP MLAs attacked the Congress government and said paper leaks jeopardise the future of youths competing for government jobs.

Probe all exams

Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore, who raised the matter during Zero Hour, demanded that all competitive exams conducted by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) be probed by the CBI. The BJP MLAs entered the well of the House raising slogans and later staged a walkout to protest against the paper leaks.

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