New Delhi : Nadda shared details of the meeting, saying he held discussions with Raj Shekhawat, National President of the Kshatriya Karni Sena and founder of the UGC Rollback Savarna Mahapanchayat Committee, along with his delegation — Dr. Shubhanshu Singh Rajput (National President, Samriddh Sanatan Sangh), R.K. Singh (IT Cell President, All India Kshatriya Mahasabha), Advocate Dr. Sangeeta Singh (National President, Women’s Wing, Kshatriya Karni Sena), and Advocate Himanshu Sharma (Legal Advisor, Savarna Mahapanchayat Committee) — as well as Jitendra Singh.
Nadda said the issues raised by the delegation were discussed in a cordial atmosphere, and that the government would give due consideration to their demands. A follow-up meeting is planned within the next three weeks. Following the discussion, Raj Shekhawat and his delegation decided to postpone the Mahapanchayat that had been scheduled for September 20, 2026.
Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh was also present at the meeting.
Why this meeting matters
Based on what’s been happening around this issue:
- It’s part of a much bigger, months-long agitation. The Rajput Karni Sena’s protest against UGC “Equality Committee” regulations has intensified in Rajasthan following a police lathi charge in Jaipur and the alleged death of a protester, and the movement began with a 600-kilometer “Savarna Nyay Pad Yatra” from Deshnok, Bikaner. Protests have since spread to UP, Delhi, and other states.
- It has turned violent and politically costly for the government. Karni Sena’s national president warned of a CM House gherao after a Jaipur protest turned chaotic, with allegations that police water-cannon and cane charges caused a protester’s death. There have also been clashes at Parliament in Delhi, and even a government official (a PCS officer in Bareilly) resigned amid the controversy.
- Elections are approaching. The agitation is creating political pressure on the BJP government ahead of upcoming panchayat and local body elections in Rajasthan — meaning unrest among upper-caste/Rajput voter groups could hurt the ruling party electorally.
- The core grievance: protesters say the new UGC rules on caste-discrimination “Equality Committees” lack safeguards against false complaints and could unfairly target general-category (upper-caste) students and staff.
So this Nadda meeting is significant because it’s the first sign of direct central-government engagement with the movement’s top leadership — an attempt to de-escalate a protest that had been growing more violent and organized (marches, mahapanchayats, hunger strikes) and that carries real electoral risk. The postponement of the September 20 Mahapanchayat suggests the talks have, at least temporarily, cooled tensions — though the underlying UGC rules themselves haven’t been withdrawn yet, so the standoff isn’t fully resolved.