‘Clock it’, ‘delulu’, ‘waste-guna-huiya’: Gen Z slang takes over Lok Sabha debate on anti-paper leak bill

Popular Gen Z expressions such as “delulu”, “FOMO”, “MIA” and “clock it” echoed through Parliament on Tuesday as MPs from the ruling NDA and the Opposition traded barbs during a heated debate on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026.

BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj used the phrase “clock it” to attack the Congress, saying, “Where Congress created a policy vacuum, Modi clocked it… and created a solution.”

Her party colleague Tejasvi Surya called the Opposition “delulu” for believing young voters backed it over the NEET paper leak issue. “The youth want the system fixed, not political mudslinging,” he said, adding that “you need to fix the source code to fix the system.”

Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde also leaned on Gen Z slang, saying the Opposition was “MIA” during the initial phase of the protests, later developed “FOMO” by joining demonstrations, and eventually became “delulu” expecting protesting students to rally behind it.

Congress MP Deepender Hooda, meanwhile, referred to slogans raised by protesting students, including “Inquilab Zindabad” and the viral phrase “waste-guna-huiya”, while praising their clarity in demanding accountability over exam irregularities.

NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule urged lawmakers to move beyond internet slang and focus on the seriousness of the issue. “This debate is not about the Oxford online dictionary… We are here for a very serious issue,” she said.

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi also targeted the government, saying that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted to connect with Gen Z, “changing camera angles will not help; he needs to change the angle of his heart.”

The debate centred on the government’s anti-paper leak bill, which proposes a minimum five-year jail term, fast-track courts to conclude trials within three months of chargesheets, and a special task force to investigate examination leaks.

While the government described the legislation as a landmark reform to restore trust in public examinations, the Opposition dismissed it as a “cosmetic exercise”, arguing that the existing law had failed to prevent the 2026 NEET paper leak and accusing authorities of using excessive force against protesting students.