Opposition, government clash as Rajya Sabha clears anti-paper leak Bill

The passage also saw a stormy exchange between the Opposition and the government.Initiating the discussion in the afternoon, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge demanded Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation. “Paper churane wale bachte rahe, mehnat karne wale pit te rahe. Yeh kaisa nyay (Those behind paper leaks kept escaping, those who worked hard kept getting beaten up. What kind of justice is this),” he said, alleging that the government had ignored demands for a strong law against paper leaks in 2024. Union Minister Jitendra Singh, who moved the Bill in the House, said the amendments reflect the government’s willingness to “learn from experience” after the implementation of the 2024 law. “In the wake of the recent sequence of events, PM Modi lost no time in declaring that nobody wo