No body is against uplifting the poor to which ever cast they belong. It is also a fact that an overwhelming majority of poor belong to certain SC, ST, and BC's . They need special previlages like reservations, scholarships and so on. But what is shameful is those who availed of reservations and have become IAS, IPS and other higher positions also claim reservations for their children. It is these who show/parade their brothern , argue for reservations and then corner all the benifts for them selves. If this is the status even if you provide reservations for next two centuries real poor will remain poor and will resutlt is a system of reversed aparthed. The following guidelines should be followed if the aim of reseervations is to help the really disadvantaged 1. Reservations should be given only for one genration 2. Children of officers belonging to SC, ST and BC should not be given this benifit. 3 Empasis should be more on capacity building of these castes than on reservations in the long run 4. Disadvantaged among higher castes if they happen to be economically backward should be given this benifit. 5. Judiciary should have the final say in deciding the appropriateness of a policy concerning reservations- This is to prevent vote bank politics
