Overview
- CPI(ML) MLA Sandeep Saurabh used the phrase “Brahminical mindset” during an adjournment motion on caste discrimination in higher education, drawing immediate objections from ruling party members.
- Speaker Prem Kumar ordered the contentious term removed from the record after sloganeering and heated exchanges, restoring order in the House.
- Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha condemned the language as inappropriate and said its use reflected the opposition’s mindset, prompting further protests from opposition benches.
- Saurabh cited high-profile campus cases and a UGC submission claiming a 118% rise in reported caste-based harassment from 2019 to 2024, and he urged Bihar to implement the rules locally and seek central legislation.
- The debate centered on the UGC’s Promotion of Equity regulations released in January 2026 to replace a 2012 framework, which remain under an interim Supreme Court stay as some states like Karnataka and Telangana explore parallel measures.