Dissatisfaction with UGC Act 2026: Brahmin conference in Balangir protests, demands letter to President

District Brahmin Council protest against UGC Act 2026. The delegates of the council gathered in front of the office of the District Magistrate of Balangir to express their demands and submitted a demand letter to the President and the Prime Minister. As per the scheduled program on Tuesday, a delegation of the District Brahmin Council, Balangir, at the call of the Odisha Brahmin Mahasangh, gathered in front of the office of the District Magistrate. They protested against the UGC Act 2026 and demanded to remove the injustice and inequality being faced by the common people of India. The demand letter raised various issues such as violation of the right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution, presumption of guilt before proof, neglect of natural justice, ambiguity of law, ignoring the problems of grievances, excessive use of administrative power and threat to social harmony. On this occasion, the Deputy Magistrate, as the representative of the District Magistrate, held discussions with the protesters and promised to send the demand letter to His Excellency the President and the Hon'ble Prime Minister. The delegation included senior advisor of the conference Pandit Satyavant Bhavewak, editor Pandit Shyamsunder Dash, associate editor Jay Bihari Bhavewak, treasurer Panchanan Bhavewak, Kaviraj Hota, lawyer Ashok Mishra, Dr. Gopalakrishna Mishra and many other members. The conference has expressed its objections to the UGC Act and demanded protection of justice and social equality.