May our judiciary become so powerful and fearless that they abolish all kinds of reservations -- based on religion or caste. Only true merit should be given importance, nothing else, then only our nation will become No. 1 in the world and free from malice.
Reservation in elections should be done away with right away. All reserved constituencies should be dereserved. No person with dubious character should be given tickets.
RE:minority quota
by Anand on Apr 06, 2007 01:34 PM Permalink
Yes you are. Though the reservation based on religion and cast must be done away with......what about those who do not have the resources for the education. Only merit can not be the solution as those with diminished financial resources would not get any help. There must be help for those who are financially incapable of geting education.
RE:minority quota
by paramjit kaur on Apr 06, 2007 01:39 PM Permalink
I am all in favour of merit. All the meritorious women can come up in life without reservation and you can see around you in offices and school. Do you think they are there because of any reservations for them?
As for providing education to the poor where is the need for reservation if you give them scholarships or free education??
RE:minority quota
by chaitanya kumar on Apr 06, 2007 01:50 PM Permalink
Well, women need reservation more than anybody. Giving reservation to them atleast removes the division along caste lines and religion. Maybe the reservation that BJP's manifesto includes for UP elections where it offers 20 % reservation for women in govt. jobs and local bodies might make a dent on the strong holds of SP and BSP. I personally support giving reservation to muslim women and empowering them will break the back bone of mullah strong hold on Indian Muslims. You just cannot say all women came up on their own in a male dominated society. They were given avenues to enter and make their mark and merit too played it's role. But that is a good thing too.
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by chaitanya kumar on Apr 06, 2007 01:53 PM Permalink
It's not as simple as you think. Giving free education and scholarship cannot all the way remove the centuries old hierarchial structure. It takes reservation to bring a caste to adjust to changing times that has made it's life for thousands of years by making leather or beating drums in villages.
Please explain how reservation 'bring a caste to adjust to changing times' and why do you think making leather or beating drums is bad. If you are good at doing something why not?. The only change needed, I think, is the way we look at lower caste people and give them respect for their work and as humans.
RE:minority quota
by chaitanya kumar on Apr 06, 2007 04:27 PM Permalink
i never said doing those skill work is bad. Just that they have to change according to times when traditional work is replaced in many fields by machinery and technology. So what will the guy really earn if the person practices same profession as his/her ancestors and gets paid in meagre amounts relative to the people sitting in board rooms whose salary increases manifold each year. You should see it in a historical prespective where things change. Bill gates earns more than merchants of ancient times and he does different work. So the others change with him and he represents that change. All professions should be respected, but that is the noble idea that is prescribed in Hindus shastras too which was later misused by vested interests who made sure people stay in their castes and disriminated them. People need avenues to enter into those domains which made the transition like the middle class upper castes have done. They need means to do it and for that reservation is essential to "lift" them from their traditional fields of work and update them. Maybe there are other means to do it without giving reservation, but given that in India people discriminate a lot on caste basis, there needs to be state affirmative actions like reservation.
RE:minority quota
by chaitanya kumar on Apr 06, 2007 01:33 PM Permalink
what about reservation for women in educational institutions, municipal, state and central legislative bodies and government jobs. Do you want it abolished too?
