Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis declared on Monday that the Government plans to enact a law addressing paper leaks in competitive exams during the ongoing Monsoon Session of the State Legislature, mirroring national legislation. He also highlighted the propagation of misinformation by specific groups and individuals regarding paper leaks.
“This government, in its span of only two years, has successfully undertaken the recruitment to one lakh posts. This is a continuous process and it will continue in future as well. Certain groups and individuals are spreading a fake narrative about paper leaks. It is important to take action against them, as it demotivates thousands of students who honestly prepare for the exams,” said Fadnavis while replying to queries raised by the Opposition during the Question Hour in Assembly.
Opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) MLA Rohit Pawar asked whether the government was planning to introduce a law against paper leaks in Maharashtra. Replying to it, Fadnavis said, “We said in the Winter Session that we would bring in the Act. The delegations of students have also met us and the Chief Minister is also positive about it. While the Centre’s law will also be used in Maharashtra, the State Government will also bring its own Act against the paper leak in this session.”
The Centre in June notified the rules required to operationalise The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, the anti-cheating law passed by Parliament in February.
When BJP MLA Ashish Shelar asked what action would be taken against those who spread fake narratives, Fadnavis said he would reply to them outside the House. The Minister said that his government’s clean record has resulted in recruitment to over one lakh posts.
Earlier, Opposition legislators staged a protest on the stairs of the legislative building, demanding action against the paper leaks.
State Police register 1st FIR under new criminal law: Fadnavis
The first FIR in Maharashtra under the new Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) was registered by the Sawantwadi police in Sindhudurg district on Monday, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the State Assembly. He did not give details of the case.
Fadnavis, said in the House that the first FIR under the new criminal law provisions was registered at 2.19 am at the Sawantwadi police station.
Three new criminal laws came into effect on Monday, bringing far-reaching changes in India’s criminal justice system.
