Overview
- The Cockroach Janta Party suspended its 36-day sit-in after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and negotiators secured government assurances on withdrawals of police cases and compensation for victims.
- The Centre introduced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday, July 27, proposing fast-track courts, two-month investigation timelines and prison terms up to ten years for paper‑leak offences.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set up a high‑powered exam reform task force led by Nandan Nilekani to recommend technical and administrative fixes to make public exams leak‑proof.
- Legal and accountability processes are active as petitioners seek probes of police action; the Supreme Court has listed pleas on alleged excess force and an internal probe reportedly found an RAF member fired pellet rounds during the July 20 Parliament march.
- Political pressure remains intense in Parliament where Opposition MPs have moved adjournment and suspension notices, and students warn that any arrests or failure to provide written guarantees will trigger fresh nationwide protests.