Protest in opposition to new College Grants Fee (UGC) laws and allegations Dangerous therapy of Swami Avimukteswaranand SaraswatiAlankar Agnihotri, a state civil servant (PCS) officer, resigned on Monday. Agnihotri, a 2019-hired officer, is presently posted as Bareilly Municipal Choose.
The snap resolution prompted a ripple impact, and conferences to convey the state of affairs beneath management continued till late Monday night time, officers stated.
What are UGC guidelines?
The brand new guidelines notified by the UGC on January 13, “Promotion of Fairness in Greater Instructional Establishments Guidelines, 2026,” have been criticized by common class college students, who argued that the framework may result in discrimination in opposition to them. The laws require all establishments of upper schooling to ascertain an “fairness committee” to analyze complaints of discrimination. These committees ought to embody members of Different Backward Courses (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), individuals with disabilities, and girls.
On Monday night time, there have been additionally studies in Noida and Lucknow that some Bharatiya Janata Occasion officers had resigned in protest in opposition to these guidelines.
what the choose stated
Agnihotri posted a photograph on social media of herself standing outdoors her house holding a poster that learn, “#UGC Rollback Kala Kanoon Wapas Lo (Deliver Again the Black Regulation)” and claimed that the UGC provisions would result in “harassment” of common class college students.
It additionally learn, “India won’t tolerate this insult to Shankaracharya and Sanatan (Hindu) traditions.” It ended with the phrases “boycott the BJP” and “boycott the Brahmin Congress MLAs”.
of Controversy surrounding Saraswati and ‘Shankaracharya’ The chief minister of Jyotirumath in Uttarakhand was being investigated by the UP police for allegedly disrupting the sacred bathing at Triveni Sangam on January 18 throughout Mauni Amavasya. The incident subsequently turned a political battleground.
Later that day, Agnihotri instructed mediapersons the rationale for his resignation. “I’ve introduced out each causes. Firstly, Shankaracharya and his disciples have been subjected to disrespect… and the federal government didn’t take care. Secondly, the UGC guidelines… declare that solely common class college students are liable,” he claimed.
He went on to assert that “an anti-Brahmin motion is occurring within the Uttar Pradesh authorities.”
Sources stated they tried to work together with Agnihotri whereas he continued to concern statements in opposition to the federal government on social media.
Bareilly commissioner Bhupendra Chaudhary instructed The Indian Categorical, “The problem has been dropped at our discover and we’re contemplating it. A call shall be taken quickly (on the problem).”
A senior state authorities official stated that the official resignation from Agnihotri was not acquired by the Appointments Division until late within the night.
Stating that there’s a process to be adopted for a PCS worker to tender his resignation, a senior official stated, “After informing the upper ups, the resignation (letter) needs to be handed over to the Appointments Division and the Governor has to just accept it. On this case, it’s only a letter that has been made public however the Appointments Division has not acquired it but.”
Authorities officers additionally stated disciplinary motion in opposition to Agnihotri is being thought-about, saying that except his resignation is formally accepted and accepted, he’ll proceed to serve within the civil service and repair guidelines will apply.
Agnihotri hails from Kanpur. He holds a B.Tech diploma from IIT-BHU and likewise holds a regulation diploma. He served as Further Municipal Commissioner of Lucknow from 2003 to 2005. He additionally served as Deputy Collector of Etah, Ballampur and Unnao.
