Kharge alleged that the government had ordered a lathi charge on protesting students. Questioning the timing of the legislation, Kharge asked why a bill to prevent paper leaks had not been brought earlier. He charged that the Union government had remained busy with politics instead of securing the future of students. You did not bring in the bill for reforms,” he alleged. The LoP said the Bill had been introduced primarily to defuse the charged atmosphere and pacify students and youth who had taken to the streets.