PM Modi attends NDA Parliamentary Party’s ‘Mangal Milan’ meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other senior leaders of the ruling alliance attended the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting in Parliament ahead of a crucial day in the Monsoon Session.

#WATCH | Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and other leaders leave after attending the NDA Parliamentary Party's 'Mangal Milan' meeting. pic.twitter.com/R82cZp7WFJ

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According to agency reports,the weekly meeting, held every Tuesday when Parliament is in session, focused on coordinating the ruling alliance's strategy and finalising its floor plan before key legislative business in both Houses.Recently renamed 'Mangal Milan', the meeting serves as a platform for NDA constituents to deliberate on parliamentary business and legislative priorities. It assumed significance as the government prepared to seek the passage of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha later in the day amid continuing disruptions by the Opposition.
For the first time, Members of Parliament from the National Congress Party of India (NCPI), which recently split from the Trinamool Congress, participated in the NDA's parliamentary strategy meeting. NCPI MPs Kakoli Ghosh, Shatabdi Roy and Saayoni Ghosh attended the session.Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh and several other NDA MPs also took part in the meeting held at the G.M.C. Balayogi Auditorium in the Parliament complex.
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday by Jitendra Singh amid loud sloganeering by Opposition members. The Bill seeks to amend the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.According to the government, the proposed amendments are aimed at strengthening the legal framework against paper leaks and other examination malpractices while enhancing transparency and integrity in the public examination system. The Bill proposes stricter penalties, including imprisonment of up to 10 years, fines of up to ₹10 crore, and a mechanism to ensure cases are disposed of within three months.
The legislation comes amid heightened concerns over examination irregularities following several paper leak cases across the country. The government has maintained that the amendments are intended to act as a strong deterrent against organised examination fraud and safeguard the credibility of public examinations.