Chandigarh, Jan. 30 -- The Union government had "not added anything substantially new" to the University Grants Commission's (UGC) recently notified regulations on equity and inclusion, amid ongoing controversy over the revised rules, said political activist Yogendra Yadav, while addressing students and faculty during a guest lecture organised at Panjab University (PU) on Thursday. Yadav said that the changes were largely the outcome of judicial directions rather than a fresh policy push.

The panel discussion held at PU's English Auditorium also featured Saroj Giri, associate professor at Delhi University, and Kuldeep Puri, a retired professor of education at PU.

During his lecture, Yadav outlined what he described as "five interlinked ...