Scheduled Caste students protest alleged quota for non-SC/ST students in Uttar Pradesh government hostels

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Scheduled Caste students protested in Uttar Pradesh, alleging a new quota for non-SC/ST students in government hostels violates norms. Hundreds marched, claiming this infringes on marginalized groups' rights and demanding the state government's intervention to cancel the alleged 30% quota. The hostels, run by the Social Welfare Department, were established in 1987 for SC/ST students' upliftment.


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