“Karnataka Congress minister says draconian Rohith Vemula Act will be introduced soon, claims ‘it is more important now after SC stayed UGC guidelines’”, OpIndia, January 30, 2026
“Karnataka’s Higher Education Minister MC Sudhakar has announced that the state government is preparing to introduce the Rohith Vemula Bill, aimed at preventing caste-based discrimination in higher education institutions. The minister emphasised its urgency following the Supreme Court’s recent decision to stay the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) 2026 equity regulations, which were challenged for being vague and potentially discriminatory.
Speaking on the matter, Sudhakar stated that the legislation, formally titled the ‘Karnataka Rohith Vemula (Prevention of Exclusion or Injustice) (Right to Education and Dignity) Bill, 2025’, is in its final drafting stage. He said that the bill’s introduction has become “more important now” after the apex court’s intervention, as it seeks to ensure equal opportunities and protect the dignity of students from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), and religious minorities in universities under the Higher Education Department.
The government was planning to table the bill during the Belagavi legislature session in December 2025, but it was postponed to make some changes following inputs from civil society and revisions based on expert recommendations……”
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