Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal on Sunday welcomed the proposed Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, but said stronger punishment alone was not enough and called for empowering states to conduct examinations for their own recruitments and institutions.In a written statement, SAD functionary Daljit Singh Cheema said, “While stronger punishment for those involved in paper leaks was necessary, punishment alone could not guarantee the integrity of public examinations.”He added, “In the true spirit of cooperative federalism, the Union govt should frame uniform national security standards while empowering states to conduct examinations for their own recruitments and institutions.”
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He added, “Decentralisation, coupled with strong national SOPs, will reduce systemic risks, improve accountability, strengthen public confidence, and ensure better protection of the aspirations of millions of honest students.”Cheema added, “The law should place equal emphasis on preventive measures — robust SOPs, secure technology, end-to-end accountability, regular security audits and foolproof examination protocols to ensure that leaks did not occur in the first place.”He stated, “India’s vast geography, linguistic diversity, varying infrastructure and technology levels, and the enormous logistical challenge of transporting confidential papers to thousands of examination centres make highly centralised examinations inherently more vulnerable.”Ends MSID:: 132642031 413 |
