Very nice Mr. Prem Kumar, except the current form of reservation is nothing like what you are saying. A person asking for reserved quota seat is NEVER asked where he/she is from (which remote village) or how much do they earn. That PROVES that the next door rich OBC ends up profiting from these reservations, not the truly oppressed in the remote villages.
Yes, my heart says I will treat everybody as my equal. However if I am deprived again and again of what I deserve simply because of my caste and on the basis of someone else's caste, is that policy really eradicating caste divisions or enhancing it? Sure, I feel for all those oppressed and support reservations based on economy. But all of us SEE who really gets profited by reservation. And the author has a point, you simply cannot make policies based on data that is 70 years old, carried out under British rule!
I'm all for eliminating castes feeling. Are you? It seems you only have hatred for those who oppose reservation and don't really want to understand why they oppose it. Eliminating reservation will not eliminate caste feelings, but maintaining useless politically motivated reservations will not eliminate it either!!
RE:Let's talk about reality if you really want to
by a a on May 11, 2007 12:22 AM Permalink
When you say you are for eliminating caste . DO you support if aperson who puts an ad for his daughter in the paper whihc says Nrahmin girl seeking brahmin boy can be imprisoned for two years ?
Hm.. I did not think so .. Caste is here and it will remain until caste becomes socialy irrelevant when the backward sections are uplifted
RE:RE:Let\'s talk about reality if you really want to
by Prem Kumar on May 09, 2007 08:34 AM Permalink
Dear Amit,
Point is Simple. You say current system is not working and creamy layer gets it - Agreed! As I mentioned before, I am all for eliminating creamy layer and bringing economically backward OC as well into reservation.
Make ths system work, not scrap it. Democracy doesn't work in India because politicians are cheating so will you suggest scraping democracy and allow some authoritarian rule? We should fight to make the system work, not simple give up.
You agreed that you have the hate because someone is taking away your position. Is it only because creamy layer does? Will you be alright when you loose your seat to a poor villager?
We have to sacrifice for the social justice to prevail in India - I have. I belonged to so-called FC and I cudn get in with merit however I am still supporting it because I have seen with my own eyes how reservation helps.
I have no Hate for anti-reservation folks but only trying to make them understand just like how my friend made me understand the real issues.
I congratulate that you are all up for eliminating castes. I am already doing my small bit!
