On this news bulletin, former UGC member Yogendra Yadav discusses the controversy surrounding the new University Grants Commission (UGC) anti-discrimination guidelines. Yadav claims the current administration is ‘manufacturing a dissent, manufacturing an outrage so that they can say, "Oh my God, there is backlash. We have to reconsider it."’ He argues that the government was compelled by a 2019 Supreme Court case to update the 2012 regulations but is doing so half-heartedly. While acknowledging that institutional mechanisms for oversight and appeals have been strengthened due to judicial intervention, Yadav warns that the core definitions of harassment and discrimination have been weakened in the new draft. He dismisses the protests against the norms as being led by pro-regime individuals, comparing the backlash to historical resistance against social justice laws like anti-dowry or racial discrimination acts. The discussion highlights the political dynamics behind educational reforms and the implementation of constitutional anti-discriminatory rights in India.
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