Government committed to 'justice for all': BJP on UGC rules row

'However, one thing is very clear: it is the party's view that we will not allow injustice to be done to anyone,' the BJP leader said.

New Delhi: Reacting to the Supreme Court's stay on the University Grants Commission’s equity regulations, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday said the government is committed to ensuring justice for all sections of society.

Addressing the issue at a press briefing, BJP Rajya Sabha MP and national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the government is committed to justice for all. “Since the matter is sub judice in the Supreme Court and the court has issued a stay order, it is not appropriate to comment on it.”

He added that the party’s position remains unchanged. “One thing is very clear: it is the party’s view that we will not allow injustice to be done to anyone. Our government is committed to ensuring justice for all,” he said.

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the UGC regulations aimed at preventing caste-based discrimination in higher educational institutions, observing that the framework appeared prima facie vague and could have sweeping consequences.

On Thursday, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that the regulations suffer from “certain ambiguities” and that “the possibility of their misuse cannot be ruled out.” Protests against the rules had broken out across the country, with savarna groups opposing the rules.

The rules were mandated by a Supreme Court ruling in a case filed by the mother of Payal Tadvi and Rohith Vemula, both students who died by suicide facing discrimination on campus.