'Paper leaks are no ordinary matter': What PM Modi said in his midnight video message

NEW DELHI: With CJP-led protests over NEET-UG 2026 examination irregularities showing no signs of easing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the government would take stricter action against paper leaks."Friends, I know that paper leaks are not an ordinary matter. For lakhs of students and their parents, it is extremely painful," PM Modi said in a self-recorded video posted on X.PM Modi said the Union Cabinet would consider a draft Bill proposing Fast-Track Courts and stringent punishment for offenders. "In the last two and a half months since the paper leak incidents, several major steps have been taken. The culprits have been caught; they are currently in jail," he added.PM Modi highlighted that the government made every effort to ensure that the students did not lose an academic year. "Our most important responsibility was to ensure that a whole year for the students is not wasted.