Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said the government was ready to extend the discussion on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, to up to 10 hours if required.

Rijiju said he had spoken to the leaders of various parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, DMK and NCP, and they had agreed to extend the scheduled six-hour discussion by two hours.

“I spoke with the leaders of all parties, the Congress Chief Whip, the Samajwadi Party Chief Whip, the DMK, and the NCP, and everyone agreed to extend the six-hour discussion by two hours to make it eight hours. We all reached this agreement,” Rijiju said in the House.

He added that the government had no objection to extending the discussion further if more time was needed.

“Venugopal ji, if you require an extra two hours, the government has no objection. We can meet and decide on it. The Speaker has just said that we have no objection to extending it by another hour. If even more time is needed beyond eight hours, we are ready for 10 hours discussion,” Rijiju said.