New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Vikas Divyakirti, founder and MD of Drishti IAS, suggested that the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations were "drafted in haste", pointing out various shortcomings of the regulations.

Speaking exclusively with ANI, Vikas Divyakirti highlighted the "carelessness" of UGC in drafting the regulations, which failed to mention the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the preamble.

"It appears the regulations were drafted in haste. There was a lot of pressure on the UGC. The drafts have been made so carelessly. There has been carelessness at such a level that EWS has not been mentioned in the preamble of the UGC, which is later mentioned in the regulations," he said.

"In para 4, on discrimination, seven...