Overview
- The Prevention of Unfair Means (PUM) bill cleared both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and now goes to the president for signature to become law.
- Opposition MPs staged a walkout during the Rajya Sabha debate and said the bill, passed after a ministerial reply on July 30, emphasizes punishment over fixing the causes of leaks.
- Exclusive CCTV published by Aaj Tak showed protesters reaching about 100 metres of Parliament on July 20, prompting questions about barricading, crowd control and police planning.
- Independent fact‑checks and official Delhi Police posts show the viral claim that Head Constable Amit died at the Jantar‑Mantar protest is false; investigators say he died earlier in a road accident while on duty at Singhu Border.
- Turnout in three July 30 bypolls fell sharply versus prior contests with counting set for August 3, and parallel reports — an Amnesty International arms‑shipment study and a Broad Peak avalanche with missing climbers — have added new political and public‑agenda pressures.