Agnihotri stated that while the new guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC) have been stayed, the bigger issue is the abolition of the SC/ST Act, adding that if it is not withdrawn by February 6, the government at the Centre will be uprooted.
AISA organised an Equity March at the Arts Faculty, University of Delhi, to register a vehement protest against the Supreme Court's recent stay on University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations.
Vikas Divyakirti, founder and MD of Drishti IAS, suggested that the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations were "drafted in haste", pointing out various shortcomings of the regulations.
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, notified on January 23, 2026 which was challenged by various petitioners as being arbitrary, exclusionary, discriminatory and in violation of the of th
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday thanked the Supreme Court for putting a stay on the new UGC regulations and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never discriminated against anyone.
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, notified on January 23, 2026 which was challenged by various petitioners as being arbitrary, exclusionary, discriminatory and in violation of the of th
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday said that there's no need to comment on the Supreme Court's stay on the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations and assured that the government will comply with the order.
Welcoming the Supreme Court's stay on the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday criticised the central government for "abdicating its responsibility," following widespread backlash on the regulations.
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Thursday said that the Supreme Court's stay on the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations is "appropriate," given the current "social tensions" in the universities against these regulations.