DU Students Demonstration UGC Equity Laws, Intimidate Strike
Delhi University students rallied near the Arts Professors Wednesday, requiring a full rollback of the UGC (Promotion of Equity in College Institutions) Laws, 2026 This adheres to a similar protest at the UGC headquarters.
- Pupils submitted a memorandum to the DU Proctor’s workplace, slamming the regulations as “biased and dissentious.”
- Militants argue the policies will intensify existing distinctions rather than advertising sensitization.
- They endanger an uncertain strike if authorities do not react by Saturday, January 31 st.
- DU Proctor acknowledged receipt of the memorandum and assured discussion with the UGC.
- The UGC policies, informed January 13, 2026, mandate Equal Opportunity Centers to resolve discrimination based upon religious beliefs, race, caste, sex, place of birth, and disability.