People of General and Other Backward Classes are being allocated seats in these hostels, which is in complete violation of norms, SC students wrote to the U.P. CMUpdated - September 19, 2025 12:05 am IST - LucknowAlleging the introduction of a quota for students belonging to other social groups in government-run hostels for students of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) was illegal, SC students in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday (September 18, 2025), conducted a protest march.“It amounted to snatching away the rights of a marginalised group,” they said, demanding the immediate intervention of the State Government. Published - September 19, 2025 12:01 am IST
Protesters rally over alleged introduction of quota for non-SC/ST students in government hostels in U.P.
SC students protest quota for other groups in SC/ST hostels in Gorakhpur, demand rollback, call it rights violation.






