Protests Over UGC Equity Rules Mark a New Turn in Hindutva's Victimhood Politics

Protests Over UGC Equity Rules Mark a New Turn in Hindutva's Victimhood Politics

The RSS and BJP’s zero-sum approach to politics has pushed the country to a point where even those it pandered to refuse to share national resources with anyone – not just Muslims.

UGC Equity Rules: Done With Bashing BJP? Here's How Ultra-Leftist Lawyer Indira Jaising Engineered The Rewriting Of A Balanced Draft

For weeks, protests against the UGC Equity Regulations, 2026 have followed a familiar script. Anger has been aimed at the BJP, at the Modi government, at the Education Ministry. Hashtags accuse the regime of authoritarianism. Editorials warn of institutional overreach. But that outrage is misdirected. The real story of how the UGC Equity Regulations, 2026 came to be is not one of ideological zeal or secret backroom bargaining. It is a story of c…

UGC rules row: Letter in blood sent to PM as protests intensify in UP

Deoria/Raebareli (PTI): Protests against the new UGC rules intensified in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with large-scale demonstrations reported from Deoria, an agitator writing a letter to the prime minister with his blood in Kaushambi, and a BJP functionary quitting his post in Raebareli. The row erupted after the University Grants Commission (UGC) on January 13 notified the new regulations, making it mandatory for all higher education instituti…

UGC Equity Rules Trigger Political Storm; Shimla Erupts as Protesters Warn Centre of Nationwide Backlash

Munish SoodMandiThe University Grants Commission’s newly notified equity regulations have ignited a sharp nationwide backlash, with Shimla emerging as a flashpoint of resistance against what protesters describe as a “dangerous and divisive policy” imposed by the Centre. On Tuesday, the Devbhoomi Kshatriya Organisation launched a fierce protest outside the BJP office in Shimla, accusing the Union government of pushing higher education towards cas…

UGC Equity Regulations 2026: Protests & Resignations Shake Indian Campuses - Business League

It’s Wednesday, January 28, 2026, and the university campus has officially become the latest political front line. After a week of protests and high-profile resignations—including a BJP official in UP—Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stepped out yesterday to try and calm the waters. The thing is, the new UGC Equity Regulations 2026 have turned "campus