Thinking on Reservation on caste lines…. or Social Justice

"This (reservation on caste lines) should have come to an end. Why it did not happen so far was because vested interests got into the process. Does the real needy person even among the Dalits and backward castes get the benefits of reservation? Those in the upper crust of these communities only avail the benefits. There is a difference between social justice and casteism.The concept of social justice has now turned into casteism...I believe there is a need to dismantle this.”Senior Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi has called for an end to reservation on caste lines

Finally something intelligent comes out from our leader’s mouth. Thank you very much Mr. Janardan Dwivedi.... salute you for making this courageous statement, at a time when every politician is running after quota bills for vote politics... Whoever talks for abolishing reservations on caste line will have huge support.But everyone should understand that this malady started with reservation of constituencies on caste lines in constitution.This resulted in mushrooming of caste based politicians/associations etc. in 67 years and this disease is deep rooted.We should start a national debate on abolishing seats MP/MLA/Corporator/PanchayatLeaders etc. on caste lines first.Our parliament has been able to pass bills to abolish privy purses/nationalization of banks/Jan Lokpal bill etc. which was difficult.This also is possible if there is political wisdom and selfless vision.Problem has to be attacked in the root.

For the first time a political leader is openly speaking about casteism. If it comes in to effect we can say that India has born again otherwise we continue to live in the third world mentality. If India has to stand in front of Europe and America first there is a greater need for social change. No world class airport, metro rail system or mono rail system can change the face of India. The cancer of India is the caste system as long as casteism prevails India will remain as the so called super power only in paper not in reality.

Week section of the society should be given waiver of fees and special privileges but not reservations. Reservations tend to undermine the competitive edge by giving opportunity to undeserving people. This leads to weak system all around as undeserving people manage with little skill!

Caste and caste-based reservation in education should be recognized as anachronisms and done away with.Poor people of all communities have one thing in common-poverty. Let us recognize that meritorious students of any community or caste can uplift this country from the clutches of backwardness and let us provide such help as is necessary so that they can get the best possible education.

Every quota subsidy and welfare scheme which government proposes, it should always be on the ground of economically weaker section of society instead of caste or religion and it will help the real needy ones.

The present system does not benefit the poor amongst the reserved categories. It was invariably the creamy layer amongst them who reaped all the benefits. The support should be based on the economic conditions while the opportunities for education should exist for all. Likewise the various subsidies which were doled out should be restricted to the poorer sections only. These would be a game changer.

India will be a far more just and equitable state if caste and religion based quotas are abolished

However, I doubt about a genuineness of concern for the truly economically backward, or an attempt to uphold merit across all sections of society, rather it is another cunning trick for Congress spin-masters to create confusion in the educated middle class that has clearly sided with BJP in an overwhelming way. It isn’t possible all of sudden, Congress discovers the ill-effects of caste based reservation, and that too just before the upcoming Lok Sabha! And making a fool of Hindus and dividing them along caste lines for so long in the name of "social justice". Faced with the unenviable prospect of getting reduced to 70-75 seats, the dirty-tricks-department has come up with this desperate ploy to make fool (yet again!) of the middle class, create division inside them and put brakes on BJP/Modi's onward march. It is up to the "educated" middle class to either see through this latest deception or call their bluff or to fall prey to this temptation and then being fooled for the next 5 years.