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Karni Sena UGC Rollback Agitation Troubles BJP Before Rajasthan Local Polls

Karni Sena UGC Rollback Agitation Troubles BJP Before Rajasthan Local Polls
UGC Rollback Movement In Rajasthan: Trouble For BJP In Local Body & Panchayat Elections · freepressjournal.in

A group called the Rajput Karni Sena is very upset with new rules made by the UGC, the group that looks after colleges and universities in India.

They think these new rules about 'Equality Committees' are unfair to students from upper castes and could lead to false complaints.

To show how they feel, they walked a very long way from a town called Deshnok to the city of Jaipur.

While they were protesting in Jaipur, the police pushed back the crowd, and people say a young man named Devraj Singh got hurt and later passed away.

This made everyone even more angry.

The group is now telling the government to remove the new rules within seven days, or they will shut down the city of Jaipur and protest at the Chief Minister's house.

The government has promised to help the young man's family with money and a job, and to look into what happened during the protest.

This is also happening close to local elections in Rajasthan, and the ruling party, the BJP, is worried because many upper caste voters usually support them.

The Karni Sena says it will keep fighting until the rules are taken back, and next it plans to take its protest to Delhi.

Key facts

Agitating organization
Shri Rajput Karni Sena
Key demand
Withdrawal of UGC 'Equality Committee' regulations
Protest march
'Savarna Nyay Pad Yatra' from Deshnok (Bikaner); sources differ on distance (600 km vs around 800 km)
Ultimatum
Seven days; 'Jaipur Bandh' and protest at the Chief Minister's residence threatened
Alleged casualty
Protester Devraj Singh, reportedly injured during the lathi charge and later died
BJP assurances
Financial assistance, a contractual government job for one family member, and an inquiry into the lathi-charge incident
Electoral context
Panchayat and urban local body elections due in Rajasthan; upper castes are a traditional BJP support base
Next phase
Delhi, followed by other states, until the UGC rolls back the regulations

Quotes

Mahipal Singh Makrana

National President of the Rajput Karni Sena

“Our strategy is clear. The movement began in Rajasthan; the next phase will be in Delhi, and thereafter we will take it to other states. The agitation will continue until the UGC rolls back these regulations.”
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