Indian Constitution

Defending the Indefensible: Why Justifications of the UGC Equity Regulations by Politicians like Nishikant Dubey Are Failing

At a time when anger among general category (GC) communities is palpable, it is striking that several BJP leaders — instead of engaging with legitimate concerns — are choosing to defend the University Grants Commission’s Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 with arguments that collapse under basic constitutional scrutiny. The most prominent of these …