Karimnagar, Feb. 7 -- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday criticised the government for not proactively defending the UGC regulations in the Supreme Court proceedings and questioned its stand on the said norms in the apex court.

Speaking at a public rally in Karimnagar, Owaisi said, "In Parliament, PM Modi called himself the biggest leader of the backward class. The UGC regulation states that if any college or university harasses any student from the backward classes, Dalits, tribals, or minorities, then certain actions will be taken. The upper-caste people tried to create a storm across the country against this. The matter went to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court put a stay on the regulation."

The Supreme Court on January 29 s...