The Govt should see to it that the OBCs should get special treatment by way of reservation. I belong to a so called upper caste and I am very much aware how the OBCs are treated by the so called upper caste people. However, Govt may reconsider extending this benefit to the creamy layer in the OBCs.
RE:Re: Reservation for OBCs
by girish s on Apr 02, 2007 02:42 PM Permalink
If you are from a so called upper caste, and feel that OBCs or in fact ANYBODY is mistreated, why dont you educate them? On the other hand, by giving reservations, the divide among people will only increase.
RE:Re: Reservation for OBCs
by Roy on Apr 02, 2007 02:31 PM Permalink
You are giving a wrong signal to the whole issue. When any of the politicians are not going to listen to any of the suggestions then how can they reconsider the benefits. All political parties are playing vote bank politics.
RE:Re: Reservation for OBCs
by Biswajit Ghoshal on Apr 02, 2007 02:49 PM Permalink
Girija - when you'll grow up, you would come to know that quota won't help anyone. The main problem that the govt is trying to address is backwardness and poverty. For that the backward people need access to education, food, finance. How would the IIM-quota benefit an illeterate/standard-4 passed OBC? That quota would be taken up by a well-off but dull boy from the OBC (i.e. from creamy layer). The illeterate person will remain illeterate. Quota would only bring some undue privilege to the creamy layer people from SC/ST/OBC - it will defeat the basic purpose altogether.
And the bad treatment given to the OBC by upper-caste you are talking about is a local issue. The upper caste person needs correction - which can be given to him by the lega/police system. The laws of the country or the institutes are equal for all already - only their proper utilization/implementation is needed. Quota won't solve personal issues.
RE:Re: Reservation for OBCs
by puneet arora on Apr 02, 2007 02:37 PM Permalink
Girija, i don't think that you belong to General category...you are lieing... Reservation is not the solution. I am IIT Delhi allumni, and i know, how the quota guys were struggling in coping up with the pressure of the studies... It would be better if we attack the root causes, rather than playing vote politics.
