Lucknow, Jan. 29 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to stay the University Grants Commission's (UGC) newly introduced regulations related to preventing caste-based incidents in government and private universities.
In a statement posted on X, Mayawati said that the apex court's intervention was appropriate in view of the social tension that had emerged following the implementation of the new rules.
She remarked that such an atmosphere could have been avoided if the UGC had taken all stakeholders into confidence before enforcing the regulations.
The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also raised concerns over the composition of inquiry committees under the new framework. She said ...