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This interview documents Delhi University students’ experiences of caste-based discrimination: everyday slurs, social exclusion, classroom microaggressions, and “merit” used as a coded remark, highlighting the need for stronger UGC guideline implementation. In a polarised media space, Jist News foregrounds context and nuance. #UGC

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This video clearly captures the violent, casteist assault on students by Sanghi goons at the Delhi University (DU) campus on February 13. The students were peacefully demanding the implementation of UGC Equity Rules when an organized group of Sanghi goons forcibly barged in and launched a brutal attack on the protesting students and others present at the site. Expose the Sanghi lies! Expose the Sanghi conspiracy against equity and social justice!

This video clearly captures the violent, casteist assault on students by Sanghi goons at the Delhi University (DU) campus on February 13. The students were peacefully demanding the implementation of UGC Equity Rules when an organized group of Sanghi goons forcibly barged in and launched a brutal attack on the protesting students and others present at the site. Expose the Sanghi lies! Expose the Sanghi conspiracy against equity and social justice!

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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Press Trust of India

14,774 views • 2 months ago

#WATCH | A woman journalist was seen being attacked during a pro-UGC protest in Delhi University yesterday. DUSU Joint Secretary Deepika Jha says, "UGC is giving commendation to the left and this is causing a lot of wrong actions. We will take appropriate action based on this..." She also says, "The Left is trying to break the backbone of Delhi University. But we will not let them succeed... They have always tried to divide the nation and continue to do so... Soon CCTV cameras will be installed in the campus premises, pink booth is already there... Appropriate action will be taken based... The professors, reportedly present there, will be subjected to appropriate action by the DU authorities..."

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#WATCH | On UGC Regulations 2026, Dr Vikas Divyakirti, founder and MD of Drishti IAS, says, "...No one is even talking about what happened to one or two children from the Northeast in Delhi. While the preamble of the Equity Committee even mentions the word 'race,' and also mentions 'place of birth, ' someone's place of birth is Nagaland, or let's say Mizoram, every person in Delhi is using strange language towards them, and that's not even addressed in the Equity Committee. In the Equity Committee, there is no representation for the people of different races, and no one is addressing it...The Equity Committee lacks representation of linguistic diversity. There is no representation at all. Why is it only about the OBC versus the General Category, and not about other categories?... You initially took six bases: religion, race, caste, gender, place of birth, and disability...When discrimination is mentioned, a whole paragraph is written, and in the discrimination paragraph, it clearly states religion, race, caste, gender, place of birth, disability, and any of them – there are six. Why did you need to write a separate paragraph on caste-based discrimination? When discrimination was already mentioned, why write a separate paragraph on caste-based discrimination? And if you did, why didn't you write a paragraph on religion, on race, on gender? All the categories. You should have written about all of them. Why are you segregating only one basis as a special basis in the definitions? I think those who drafted these rules haven't read them very carefully...The Supreme Court date was approaching, so they passed it in a hurry..." Watch full interview at -

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ANI

18,784 views • 7 months ago

The very first basic flaw that I see is in the definition that has been written for caste-based discrimination. In the new clause that has been added, they have mentioned SCs, STs, and OBCs as victims. But a general-caste boy or girl can also be a victim. So the biggest problem I see in it is this: Alokit Tripathi, PHD Student from DU ( General) This is an uncalled-for regulation that the UGC has issued. I don’t understand why, despite the existing guidelines—known as the SEDGs guidelines—for providing equitable opportunities to socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, there is a need for a new regulation: Chandra Bhushan Sharma, Educationist #Newstrack Marya Shakil

The very first basic flaw that I see is in the definition that has been written for caste-based discrimination. In the new clause that has been added, they have mentioned SCs, STs, and OBCs as victims. But a general-caste boy or girl can also be a victim. So the biggest problem I see in it is this: Alokit Tripathi, PHD Student from DU ( General) This is an uncalled-for regulation that the UGC has issued. I don’t understand why, despite the existing guidelines—known as the SEDGs guidelines—for providing equitable opportunities to socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, there is a need for a new regulation: Chandra Bhushan Sharma, Educationist #Newstrack Marya Shakil

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15,652 views • 7 months ago

Delhi: Ruchi Tiwari, the journalist who was attacked while covering a pro-UGC protest at Delhi University yesterday says, "Many of you may have already seen my video from yesterday. I was covering the protest for my YouTube channel as part of my reporting work. I hadn’t even started recording when a media person behind me tried to provoke me, repeatedly calling my name and referencing a previous protest at Jantar Mantar. Suddenly, a crowd from the ongoing UGC protest surrounded me. They attacked me, tried to grab me, and even attempted to choke me. I was completely shocked and confused…"

Delhi: Ruchi Tiwari, the journalist who was attacked while covering a pro-UGC protest at Delhi University yesterday says, "Many of you may have already seen my video from yesterday. I was covering the protest for my YouTube channel as part of my reporting work. I hadn’t even started recording when a media person behind me tried to provoke me, repeatedly calling my name and referencing a previous protest at Jantar Mantar. Suddenly, a crowd from the ongoing UGC protest surrounded me. They attacked me, tried to grab me, and even attempted to choke me. I was completely shocked and confused…"

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60,168 views • 6 months ago

What happened at University of Delhi is absolutely horrifying. A girl being openly molested and abused with caste-based slurs like “iske kapde utar” and targeted for being a Brahmin shows how unsafe our campuses are becoming. I am also a Brahmin girl and today I genuinely feel that I too could be targeted for the same reason. Is this what our universities have turned into? Places where identity becomes a reason for harassment? The University Grants Commission and the government must seriously introspect. What are they doing to ensure safety and unity on campuses? Policies should never create an environment where students feel divided, threatened, or singled out because of caste. Caste-based abuse -against anyone -is unacceptable. Safety, strict action against perpetrators, and zero tolerance for such intimidation must be the priority. Universities should build minds, not fuel divisions.

What happened at University of Delhi is absolutely horrifying. A girl being openly molested and abused with caste-based slurs like “iske kapde utar” and targeted for being a Brahmin shows how unsafe our campuses are becoming. I am also a Brahmin girl and today I genuinely feel that I too could be targeted for the same reason. Is this what our universities have turned into? Places where identity becomes a reason for harassment? The University Grants Commission and the government must seriously introspect. What are they doing to ensure safety and unity on campuses? Policies should never create an environment where students feel divided, threatened, or singled out because of caste. Caste-based abuse -against anyone -is unacceptable. Safety, strict action against perpetrators, and zero tolerance for such intimidation must be the priority. Universities should build minds, not fuel divisions.

Arpita Chatterjee

25,830 views • 6 months ago

#WATCH | A woman journalist was seen being attacked during a pro-UGC protest at Delhi University yesterday. Eye witness and student Akash Pathak says, "Calling them students, in my opinion, would be a very bad thing, given the indecency they displayed, the way they are abusing journalists based on caste, and the way they are raising slogans against Brahminism. The way they have mistreated a woman Brahmin journalist and the kind of atmosphere they have created—in my opinion, they are not students at all. The demands they have made regarding the UGC, you can do all that at your leisure. But raising slogans against Brahminism is somehow wrong. FIR have been filed. But the police administration is not taking any action. This kind of mistreatment of journalists is happening every day... Brahmins are being targeted... Someone with this kind of mentality can never be exploited... The administration is not taking action, and everyone is going in their support. They are being protected by the police... Is it a crime to be a Brahmin in this country?"

#WATCH | A woman journalist was seen being attacked during a pro-UGC protest at Delhi University yesterday. Eye witness and student Akash Pathak says, "Calling them students, in my opinion, would be a very bad thing, given the indecency they displayed, the way they are abusing journalists based on caste, and the way they are raising slogans against Brahminism. The way they have mistreated a woman Brahmin journalist and the kind of atmosphere they have created—in my opinion, they are not students at all. The demands they have made regarding the UGC, you can do all that at your leisure. But raising slogans against Brahminism is somehow wrong. FIR have been filed. But the police administration is not taking any action. This kind of mistreatment of journalists is happening every day... Brahmins are being targeted... Someone with this kind of mentality can never be exploited... The administration is not taking action, and everyone is going in their support. They are being protected by the police... Is it a crime to be a Brahmin in this country?"

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40,346 views • 6 months ago

#WATCH | On Supreme Court staying UGC Regulations 2026, Advocate and petitioner Vineet Jindal says, "Today, the CJI appreciated our arguments. We must say that it is a very big win for us. As we have been talking about specifically three issues, one is Section 3C which is talking about caste discrimination and in that particular section, the general caste has been excluded and all other castes have been included. So, this particular section has been sending a message that SC, ST and OBC has been discriminated against by the general caste. This was our argument before the CJI and he appreciated our argument and especially stated that what we are saying is correct and if such sections are there, it will definitely be very harsh and discriminatory for the general caste and this should be amended. The other part is in respect of the equity committee which is formed under Section 18 of these new UGC sections. There are no specific representations cited in these particular rules for the general community. CJI also admitted this argument of ours and suggested that it should be formation of a specific committee which includes academicians, social workers who have knowledge on these particular subject and now this matter is posted for 19th March and hopefully something good will happen."

#WATCH | On Supreme Court staying UGC Regulations 2026, Advocate and petitioner Vineet Jindal says, "Today, the CJI appreciated our arguments. We must say that it is a very big win for us. As we have been talking about specifically three issues, one is Section 3C which is talking about caste discrimination and in that particular section, the general caste has been excluded and all other castes have been included. So, this particular section has been sending a message that SC, ST and OBC has been discriminated against by the general caste. This was our argument before the CJI and he appreciated our argument and especially stated that what we are saying is correct and if such sections are there, it will definitely be very harsh and discriminatory for the general caste and this should be amended. The other part is in respect of the equity committee which is formed under Section 18 of these new UGC sections. There are no specific representations cited in these particular rules for the general community. CJI also admitted this argument of ours and suggested that it should be formation of a specific committee which includes academicians, social workers who have knowledge on these particular subject and now this matter is posted for 19th March and hopefully something good will happen."

ANI

15,176 views • 7 months ago

#WATCH | Noida, UP | On new guidelines of UGC, BJP leader Kalraj Mishra, "We have demanded that the unconstitutional rules, which are based on caste discrimination, and which include OBCs, should be amended. I believe that all sections of society need to be included in this. If any student from any caste or community faces discrimination, they should have the opportunity to file a complaint, and I believe that everyone should be included in this process. I feel that the guidelines provided by the UGC will increase separatism and violate the fundamental rights of the Constitution, and therefore, it will be considered unconstitutional. Secondly, we demand that punitive action be taken against those who file false complaints. Currently, there is no provision for punitive action. We believe that there should be such a provision. Thirdly, we demand that the grievance redressal committee, which has been designated as the Equal Opportunity Centre, should have representation from all sections of society. Furthermore, the committee's timeframe, scope, jurisdiction, and other details should be clearly defined. We also met with a delegation today. We discussed all these points with them. We also met with Dharmendra Pradhan, the Education Minister."

#WATCH | Noida, UP | On new guidelines of UGC, BJP leader Kalraj Mishra, "We have demanded that the unconstitutional rules, which are based on caste discrimination, and which include OBCs, should be amended. I believe that all sections of society need to be included in this. If any student from any caste or community faces discrimination, they should have the opportunity to file a complaint, and I believe that everyone should be included in this process. I feel that the guidelines provided by the UGC will increase separatism and violate the fundamental rights of the Constitution, and therefore, it will be considered unconstitutional. Secondly, we demand that punitive action be taken against those who file false complaints. Currently, there is no provision for punitive action. We believe that there should be such a provision. Thirdly, we demand that the grievance redressal committee, which has been designated as the Equal Opportunity Centre, should have representation from all sections of society. Furthermore, the committee's timeframe, scope, jurisdiction, and other details should be clearly defined. We also met with a delegation today. We discussed all these points with them. We also met with Dharmendra Pradhan, the Education Minister."

ANI

33,175 views • 7 months ago

UGC regulations are paused till March, but caste politics continues. Bihar’s Post-Matric Scholarship move • Bihar’s NDA government announced 100% fee coverage (no cap) for SC and ST students in IITs, NITs and AIIMS. • Support for polytechnics, ITIs and other institutes has also been increased. • EWS students are excluded. If the intent was genuine support, collateral-free education loans for all needy students could have been offered instead of selective inclusion. Centre repeats the pattern • The Centre partnered with a physics coaching foundation to fund free coaching for 5,000 students for UPSC, SSC and other exams. • Only reserved categories are eligible; EWS is again excluded. The core issue • EWS quota exists on paper, but not in policy benefits. • True equity would be need-based opportunity, not category-based exclusion. • Long-term impact comes from better schools and foundational education, not repeated cash distribution. So the question remains: welfare-driven policy, or vote-driven appeasement?

UGC regulations are paused till March, but caste politics continues. Bihar’s Post-Matric Scholarship move • Bihar’s NDA government announced 100% fee coverage (no cap) for SC and ST students in IITs, NITs and AIIMS. • Support for polytechnics, ITIs and other institutes has also been increased. • EWS students are excluded. If the intent was genuine support, collateral-free education loans for all needy students could have been offered instead of selective inclusion. Centre repeats the pattern • The Centre partnered with a physics coaching foundation to fund free coaching for 5,000 students for UPSC, SSC and other exams. • Only reserved categories are eligible; EWS is again excluded. The core issue • EWS quota exists on paper, but not in policy benefits. • True equity would be need-based opportunity, not category-based exclusion. • Long-term impact comes from better schools and foundational education, not repeated cash distribution. So the question remains: welfare-driven policy, or vote-driven appeasement?

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#WATCH | Delhi: On the new regulation of UGC, BJP MP in Rajya Sabha and Chairman of Bar Council of India, Manan Kumar Mishra says, "It is not good to drag educational institutions into controversies...A controversy has been broiled which was not needed at all. There are strict laws against ragging. But what I suspect, and what people are not saying openly, is that after these regulations, educational institutions will become centres of controversy. The students might belong to any caste, they are there to study and they have been given the scope that be it anything, even if there is a petty fight - file a complaint and spoil someone's life. So, there was no need for this. I feel that this should be reviewed by the UGC...Government should also think about this..." (27.01.2026)

#WATCH | Delhi: On the new regulation of UGC, BJP MP in Rajya Sabha and Chairman of Bar Council of India, Manan Kumar Mishra says, "It is not good to drag educational institutions into controversies...A controversy has been broiled which was not needed at all. There are strict laws against ragging. But what I suspect, and what people are not saying openly, is that after these regulations, educational institutions will become centres of controversy. The students might belong to any caste, they are there to study and they have been given the scope that be it anything, even if there is a petty fight - file a complaint and spoil someone's life. So, there was no need for this. I feel that this should be reviewed by the UGC...Government should also think about this..." (27.01.2026)

ANI

68,548 views • 7 months ago

Ted Lieu calls out the Administration and the FBI for leaking a initial suspects name in the shooting of two students at Brown University! This man’s name was all over social media and MAGA were threatening his life and it wasn’t even the right person and he was released.🤬

Ted Lieu calls out the Administration and the FBI for leaking a initial suspects name in the shooting of two students at Brown University! This man’s name was all over social media and MAGA were threatening his life and it wasn’t even the right person and he was released.🤬

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