RESERVATION RAGE

It is indeed a pitiful site that, a person who is so weak that he requires support to stand up ad cannot even walk in a straight line is trying to give a new direction to the country and lead it to a strong and stable future. I suppose everyone has their own views about reservation for the OBC’s, but one thing I am sure we all agree upon is that giving reservation to the so called backward and not so developed groups is not going to reduce the gap between them and the others to a large extent. It is just a gimmick to maintain the vote bank of the political parties. True, that the purpose behind reservations was a noble one, though not as noble as it is now, and there were three objectives of a quota reservation system in jobs, education and other economic opportunities.
1. Provide succor to the weaker sections of the society.
2. Control or discipline masses in each quota category through quota
3. Distribute the national pie among elite in each category.

But since the past 54 years, the meaning of the purpose has been so distorted by the political parties that, it bears no semblance to the purpose our founding fathers hoped, it would achieve.

Let us look at, where it all started. The SC/ST reservation bill was passed in parliament when we as a nation were not even counted amongst developing nations (in 1952). This bill was passed for A TEMPORARY TIME to uplift the downtrodden & there was no timeline set for the validation of this bill (although no end period was set in written in constitution or any other document but it did not mean eternity). Till date there has been no amendment or abolishment of this rule. Reason? Because no ruling party wants to lose its votes or its vote bank. Simply calling --"KISSA KURSI KA".

As if the SC/ST, OBC reservations are not enough, we have NRI Quota, management quota, Ex Servicemen quota, minority quota, ladies quota, sports quota, and NCC quota. Now, you tell me what is left. India is the only country in the world where people where people love being labeled backward and fit for QUOTA type. And the politicians are just waiting for a chance to fan this already smoldering sentiment
What do we get when we try to protest against the government’s opportunistic decision .Lathi Charge, Water Canons, and the supreme blow by the Supreme Court to stop the protest and return to work?.So what next now ????A quota for those affected by Quota. Is this how a democracy, which gives the right to speak one’s mind and the right to freedom, supposed to work? Though one bright spot of the protest was that people were not willing to blindly follow the government order and comply with that, but came in large numbers to not only attend but also organize the protests.Or Was it the RANG DE BASANTI EFFECT??? Delhi was the true capital of India once again, being the EPICENTRE of the protests.

It is a bitter fact that we are still living in an unjust society and certain sections of the society are still being exploited and deprived of their rights. But instead of eradicating this injustice the only thing we are doing is to create further splits in the already fragile structure. We should strive for a society which fosters equality among all the sections and for that we require the country’s youth (TOMMORROW’S CITIZENS) to make the people realize that division in the name of caste and creed is going to harm our own future.