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. "Because of the BJP’s politics, the country had to witness paper leaks, protests and police brutality," Kharge said, adding that all of this could have been prevented had the ruling party not indulged in petty politics. Kharge argued that merely focusing on damage control after paper leaks was insufficient. 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.