JGN, please say whether you support religion based reservation? In what way are Muslims and Christians considered "backward" to deserve special concession? There are many Hindu communities which are worse off than the Muslims and Christians. Yet they don't get any concessions which the minorities get by virtue of their religion. Is it fair? Shouldn't economic or social backwardness be the real criterion for special support? How are the Muslims worse off socially, compared to others? How do you justify fee waiver for all Muslim students which is not there for others even if they are poor? Is it fair to consider development of districts only by virtue of minority population? Is that a criteria for backwardness?
I have many Muslim and Christian friends, and I have never let that be a factor in our friendship. But when I see political parties competing with each other to give special concessions to someone just because he or she is a Muslim or a Christian irrespective of their economic status, it pains me. Don't the poor of the majority community deserve no support?
