The Shastri Ghat in Kashi has become a Jantar Mantar (a place of protest): for the past 18 days, the upper caste community has been staging a sit-in, and on September 20th, they will hold a demonstration, saying, "We were made untouchables by the government."

The protest by the upper-caste community at Shastri Ghat continued for the 18th day. The protesters are demanding the withdrawal of UGC rules and improvements in the reservation system, stating that the current system is creating discrimination among students. According to the protesters, a large power demonstration will be held at Shastri Ghat on September 20, which will attract people from Varanasi as well as other states and districts. The protestors claimed that...