New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Communist Party of India MP John Brittas on Thursday criticised the Centre over the new UGC regulations, saying they were a diluted version of a Supreme Court directive.

He added that the guidelines' scope should have been broadened and lamented that political controversy, driven by the BJP, should not come at the expense of students.

"UGC guidelines were the outcome of the Supreme Court order. This govt had diluted it. The government should have expanded the scope of this guideline, but this controversy has been whipped up, and it's an issue of the BJP. Students should not suffer due to this," Brittas told ANI.

Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee welcomed the Supreme Court's decision, calling the UGC...