As backlash builds against the UGC’s ‘Promoting Equality in Higher Education Rules, 2026,’ Bhojpuri sensation Neha Singh Rathore emerges as a key supporter, counseling critics toward tolerance and forward-thinking.
Rathore, in a forthright exchange, hailed the initiative’s aim to instill equality. ‘Preventing bias and shame—where’s the wrong?’ she probed. Savarna by birth, she analogized sharply: ‘Pure intentions fear no just law, unlike culprits dodging justice.’
Citing resistance to reservations and SC-ST laws that later proved salvific for masses, she philosophized, ‘Progress divides: joy for some, ire for others.’ Beyond caste, she beckoned liberality: ‘Open your minds. Constitution empowers protests or exits—claim them.’
Targeting hypocrisy, Rathore highlighted silence on Urdu biases amid rants on ‘cow dung’ or ‘urine’ therapies. ‘Beneficial for society over party politics,’ she concluded.
On Shankaracharya disputes, empathy ruled: ‘Revere saints; forgive faults readily. Agendas unclear, video authenticity dubious—refocus on core matters.’ Rathore’s advocacy spotlights the clash in India’s academic evolution, advocating unity through equity.