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Suspended Bareilly magistrate threatens Delhi stir from Feb 7 over SC/ST Act
Alankar Agnihotri, suspended magistrate, claims 95% of SC/ST Act cases are false and vows Delhi protest with upper-caste groups if the law is not repealed by Feb 6.
- On February 02, 2026, Alankar Agnihotri warned he will stage a protest in Delhi from February 7 unless the Centre withdraws the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act by February 6.
- The Uttar Pradesh government suspended Agnihotri on January 26 for indiscipline after he sat on dharna at the district magistrate's office on January 27 and alleged a conspiracy.
- Citing public resentment, he alleged that 85% are affected by the SC/ST Act and claimed 95% of cases are false, calling it the `blackest law' in the country.
- Mobilising upper-caste groups, Agnihotri said organisations representing upper-caste communities would join the stir if the Centre does not withdraw the Act, and claimed arrangements to divert state funds to Gujarat and send the Central Government back by chartered plane.
- After the Supreme Court stayed the UGC rules on January 29, it sought responses by March 19, and Alankar Agnihotri welcomed the stay, warning of sweeping social consequences.
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PCS officer Alankar Agnihotri has declared a major movement against the SC-ST Act, calling it the most divisive law in the country. After seeking blessings from Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwarananda in Varanasi, he said that for 35 years this law has been causing social tension and false cases. If the law is not repealed by February 6th, a march to Delhi will begin on February 7th.
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