Jagran correspondent, Kanpur. UGC 2026 Regulation Row: Controversy is increasing in UP regarding the new rules of UGC ‘Rules for Promoting Equality in Higher Educational Institutions-2026’. Students and organizations have started protesting in many districts including Kanpur, Unnao, Auraiya, Hamirpur. At many places, a front has been opened against the UGC as well as the government. Demonstrations are being held on the streets.
Protest against UGC bill in Kanpur, march on foot with black flags
Chhatra Sangh Bahali Morcha took out a foot march carrying black flags from Escort World Square to Cylinder Square in protest against the UGC Bill. Student leader Abhijeet Rai said that this bill is a black law, anti-student interest and will create discrimination. The government will have to withdraw. If the UGC bill is not returned then there will be agitation at the District Magistrate's office. During this time, people like Anas, Aryan, Ashish, Divyanshu, Ayush, Shivam, Aditya, Abhishek, Rudraksh, Prashant etc. participated in the yatra. V.
Youth from general category protested against UGC law in Jhinjhak
Youth from the general category demonstrated at Bajrang intersection in Jhinjhak on Sunday in protest against the UGC law. The protesters raised slogans on major roads of the town demanding withdrawal of the law. The youth said that the proposed UGC law will affect the autonomy of higher education and will adversely affect the interests of students. During the demonstration, the youth appealed to the government to take decisions in the interest of the students. He said that before making changes in the education system, extensive discussion with all parties is necessary. He warned that if the demands were not heeded, there would be a massive agitation. During this, Subodh Dubey, Rakesh Gupta, Pappu Dubey, Lalu Singh, Ram Shukla, Rahul Dubey, Satveer Jadaun, Sushil Saxena, Golu Tiwari, Vishal Gupta, Vikas Gupta were present.
Protest against UGC law also held in Unnao
Officials of Sarva Sanatan Utthan Seva Samiti demonstrated against the UGC law near Lal Bahadur Shastri Statue Park in Motinagar. The people involved in the protest demanded that the society be given equal status. Among the office bearers of Sarva Sanatan Utthan Seva Samiti, Patron Triloki Nath Pandey, National President Satish Shukla, State Vice President Omkant, Pandey and Ashok Bajpai and Jaishankar Mishra, Rakesh Dwivedi, Anil Sharma, Pradeep Awasthi, Ashish Tripathi, Prashant Mishra, State General Secretary Ashok Awasthi, Saurabh Sharma, Vinay Tiwari, Prateek Srivastava, Pramod Shukla, Sadar Assembly Kisan Utthan Seva Committee Anmol Awasthi and Youth Shuklaganj President, Anmol Mishra etc. were present.
Government's policy for upper castes is disgusting, UGC bill is anti-Brahmin: Anand Swarup
Former DIG Jugul Kishore, patron and national president of All India Brahmin Ekta Parishad in Hamirpur, while discussing the unity of the society in the meeting, said about fighting for one's interests. He said that the society will have to present an alternative to the government. Swami Anand Swaroop Maharaj of Shambhavi Peethadhishwar Uttarakhand, who was the chief guest in this program, termed the BJP government wrong on the policy of implementing the UGC bill and talked about hatred towards the upper castes. Special guest of the program, National President of Savarna Army, Sarvesh Pandey said that the upper castes will have to struggle, the present time is being said to be opposite to that of Brahmins.
Here, Dr. Indresh said in favor of UGC rule, society will not be divided by instigators.
Dr. Indresh Kumar, member of the national executive of RSS in Etawah and convenor of Rashtriya Muslim Manch, said on UGC that the instigators will continue to do their work, but this will not divide the society. He said that leaving aside the issue of upper caste and upper caste people, now even Muslims in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh have started thinking about a riot-free state.
UP AYUSH Minister said, if anyone is in pain the government will take cognizance
During a program in Unnao, AYUSH Minister Daya Shankar Mishra Dayalu said on the question of University Grants Commission (UGC) law that if some work has been done which is causing pain to the people, then the government will take cognizance and will consider it very seriously.
Know the whole story of the new rule
Under the new UGC rules ‘Rules for Promoting Equality in Higher Educational Institutions-2026’, it will be mandatory to prevent any kind of discrimination on the basis of religion, caste, gender, place of birth and disability. Special emphasis has been laid on protecting the rights of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections and disabled students and employees. Aggrieved students or employees will be able to lodge complaints through online portal, e-mail or helpline. A provision has been made to keep the identity of the complainant confidential, while in serious cases, there will be a provision to immediately inform the police. People opposing this rule say that there is no injustice to Dalit and backward class students but the new rule can become a medium of oppression for the general class. In this, keeping the general category separate is discrimination.
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