Hyderabad, May 24
Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan today regretted that traditional political parties continued to foment hatred and clashes between castes and divide society on the issue of reservations in jobs and educational institutions without providing a constructive solution.
Dr. JP was commenting on the agitation by Gujjars in Rajasthan seeking Scheduled Tribe status for their community. Gujjars at present are treated as Backward Classes. Meenas, who are Scheduled Tribes now, are opposed to inclusion of Gujjars among their ranks. A commission appointed by the Rajasthan Government when clashes erupted between Gujjars and Meenas last year, had opposed Gujjars’ inclusion in STs.
A similar schism has developed between Malas and Madigas on the issue of reservations.
Dr. JP recalled the Lok Satta Party has proposed an innovative solution to end the problem once and for all. Without disturbing the present reservations for different classes, poor and rural candidates can be given bonus marks of 10 per cent in competitive examinations for admission to educational institutions and jobs. All the children, irrespective of their caste, shall be provided free and quality education in English for 12 years. The Government shall help all the interested and eligible to pursue higher education ranging from medicine to engineering.
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Hello Sir,
ReplyDeleteIt indeed is a pity to see the merit being ignored and the quality of the students being diluted at reputed institutions. The alternative suggested by you can definitely help in reducing the number of those students who are rich and yet manage to get seats on the pretext of being backward. Hope to see a change in the system which is hell bent on trying to regain power and safeguard their vote-bank. I wish your party succeeds in its attempts.
Rohit V
IIT Guwahati
yet, the proposal though i have seen late is worth trying.before going further on the scheme a further discussion is better. since it is a sensitive issue--janakiram
ReplyDeletethis is a very sensitive subject so far no one dared to touch,and hence to avoid anti reservation tag it needs further discussion--janakiram
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