Is the threat of “reverse discrimination”supported facts? In this video, HT’s political editor Sunetra Choudhury breaks down why the UGC introduced the 2026 equity regulations, the Supreme Court’s concerns that led to a stay, and the uncomfortable data many are ignoring — including a 118% rise in caste-based harassment complaints on campuses since 2019, rising dropouts among OBC students, and the tragic cases of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi that forced judicial intervention. We also look closely at what the new rules actually said, what they changed from 2012, why OBCs were included for the first time, and how political silence — from BJP, Congress, Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav — may have more to do with upcoming elections than justice