13 January ko UGC ne ek order nikala.
Quietly. Officially. Policy language mein.
Institutions ko bola gaya ki ST, SC aur OBC students ke complaints handle karne ke liye special committees banayi jaayein.
Purpose?
Discrimination complaints ko seriously lena.
On paper — fair.
In principle — necessary.
Par phir backlash aaya.
Aur zyada loud general category students hue.
Aur sawaal uthne laga — “Sirf unke liye committee kyun?”
Yeh controversy rule se zyada feeling ki hai.
General category students ko lag raha hai ki system phir se unhe quietly side mein rakh raha hai.
Jaise equality ka concept selective ho.
Jaise grievance sirf category-based ho sakti hai, individual-based nahi.
Aur honestly?
Yeh frustration new nahi hai.
Bas phir se trigger ho gayi hai.
Problem yeh nahi hai ki SC/ST/OBC students ko protection mil rahi hai.
Problem yeh hai ki baaki students ko lag raha hai unki problems invisible maani ja rahi hain.
Har campus mein discrimination sirf caste-based nahi hota.
Academic bias hota hai.
Power dynamics hoti hain.
Favouritism hota hai.
Mental harassment hota hai.
Par jab policy sirf ek axis pe focus karti hai, baaki sabko lagta hai —
“Hum kahaan jaayein?”
UGC ka intention shayad clear hai — historically marginalised groups ko safe mechanism dena.
Aur haan, history ignore nahi ki ja sakti.
Par Whytho moment yahan yeh hai —
present-day campuses ek-dimensional nahi rahe.
Aaj ka student ecosystem complex hai.
Pressure sab pe hai.
Competition sab ke liye brutal hai.
Mental health sabki fragile hai.
Toh jab complaint redressal system category-wise dikhta hai, perception ban jaata hai ki justice bhi category-wise ho gaya hai.
Aur perception matters.
Is rule ka ek aur uncomfortable angle bhi hai —
communication.
UGC ne yeh clearly explain nahi kiya ki:
- Kya yeh committees exclusive hain?
- Kya existing grievance mechanisms sab ke liye weak hain?
- Kya general complaints ke liye equal strength ka system hai?
Silence confusion create karta hai.
Confusion resentment.
General category students ka gussa privilege se zyada process ke against hai.
Unhe lag raha hai ki unki identity automatically “safe” assume kar li ja rahi hai — jo reality mein true nahi hota.
Aur SC/ST/OBC students ka fear bhi valid hai —
kyunki unka experience historically different raha hai.
Toh yeh fight “right vs wrong” ki nahi hai.
Yeh fight one-size-fits-all policies ki hai.
Education sirf reservation ya regulation ka topic nahi hota.
Education trust ka ecosystem hota hai.
Aur jab trust ek side ko zyada protected aur doosri side ko zyada ignored feel hota hai,
system shaky lagne lagta hai.
UGC ka rule ho sakta hai intention-wise correct ho.
Par execution aur explanation weak lag rahi hai.
Aur jab education policies divide create karne lagti hain clarity ke bina,
students rules se nahi — system se thak jaate hain.
Equality sirf intention se nahi hoti.
Equality tab feel hoti hai jab har student ko lagta hai ki unki awaaz equally valid hai.
Warna committees ban jaati hain…
par classrooms mein silence aur badh jaata hai.