New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy demanded that the Centre withdraws the draft UGC guidelines, terming them as an “attack on Constitution.”
Reddy vowed to put up a collective fight and said that he is speaking to Chief Ministers of other southern states over the issue, reported the Press Trust of India.
“On the occasion of 76th Republic Day, I urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We will have to consider your attack and the UGC regulations you want to change as an attack on Constitution. You are thinking of carrying out an invasion on us. If you invade on our people, our states and our regions just because you have powers, it will not yield good results,” said Reddy.
Reddy alleged that there is a “big cultural attack and conspiracy” behind trying to have control on universities in the state.
Reddy said that if the central government took away powers of states one after another, the states would be reduced to glorified municipal corporations who collect taxes for civic services.
