AGRA, Sept. 21 -- Approximately 1,000 activists from the 'Savarn Samaj' (upper castes) held a tractor rally in Agra on Sunday to protest against recent University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines. While participants attempted to block traffic on the Yamuna Expressway, the Agra police intervened to prevent significant disruption.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) in January 2026 notified strict new anti-discrimination rules called the Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, though the Supreme Court subsequently stayed their implementation

The protesters, primarily from rural areas near Khandoli, had gathered at the Mudi crossing, about 30 kilometers from the city, intending to march to the district headqu...