New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday highlighted concerns over the new University Grants Commission's (UGC) guidelines, saying the government and the UGC need to resolve issues regarding caste-based discriminations in higher education.

In a post shared on X, Singh said, "The mothers of Payal Tadvi and Rohith Vemula - and the prompting of the Supreme Court - Modi Government and the UGC came with draft UGC Equity Regulations in February 2025."

"In December 2025, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education issued a report that, among other things, reviewed the UGC's draft Equity Regulations. The report, was unanimously adopted by the committee and made some recommendations to strengthen the UGC's draft E...