This is a post I had created in 2006... reposting here..
It is indeed disappointing that we have to revisit this chapter in Indian history after close to a decade and a half. The issues remain the same. Only the actors are different with the common surname of Singh...Vishwa Pratap Singh to Arjun Singh, the vote bank politics have not changed one bit.
If in 15 years, the OBC's still need to be protected, it is a cause of concern for the Indian populace. What have successive Governments done to improve the lot of the so-called backward classes...the people whose parents are in cushy jobs in Government , thanks to their appointments under the reserved category a few years back. They have made their fortune by good means or bad, have their children studying in good schools with the luxury of knowing that irrespective of their performance, they would get admissions in better institutions. And anyways, they are not looking at Indian Universities...How else will their parents be able to spend their wealth that has been accumulated over years of living and working in a protected environment.
And Mr Singh, instead of visiting these visible areas of imbalance has decided to play his political card. The same set of people who cried hoarse that the syllabi was being moved to a pro-Hindutva way of life, have decided to split the populace on the basis of caste, creed and class ..ALL OVER AGAIN.
What is of importance to note is the stoic silence of all political parties. The esteemed Prime Minister who stands for intellect, the President who has worked his way up the ladder without looking for favors.... all remain silent as the ugly story of "India breaking" unfolds on the gullible masses.
The ones who stand for anti-quota are the students and the medicos...
The ones who take out pro-quota rallies are headed by politicians (current and ex)...those who want to hold on to their chairs and those who want to join the bandwagon to reclaim their lost positions in the political field.
There in lies the story of India...the country of dreams...slowly turning into a country of nightmares
It is indeed disappointing that we have to revisit this chapter in Indian history after close to a decade and a half. The issues remain the same. Only the actors are different with the common surname of Singh...Vishwa Pratap Singh to Arjun Singh, the vote bank politics have not changed one bit.
If in 15 years, the OBC's still need to be protected, it is a cause of concern for the Indian populace. What have successive Governments done to improve the lot of the so-called backward classes...the people whose parents are in cushy jobs in Government , thanks to their appointments under the reserved category a few years back. They have made their fortune by good means or bad, have their children studying in good schools with the luxury of knowing that irrespective of their performance, they would get admissions in better institutions. And anyways, they are not looking at Indian Universities...How else will their parents be able to spend their wealth that has been accumulated over years of living and working in a protected environment.
And Mr Singh, instead of visiting these visible areas of imbalance has decided to play his political card. The same set of people who cried hoarse that the syllabi was being moved to a pro-Hindutva way of life, have decided to split the populace on the basis of caste, creed and class ..ALL OVER AGAIN.
What is of importance to note is the stoic silence of all political parties. The esteemed Prime Minister who stands for intellect, the President who has worked his way up the ladder without looking for favors.... all remain silent as the ugly story of "India breaking" unfolds on the gullible masses.
The ones who stand for anti-quota are the students and the medicos...
The ones who take out pro-quota rallies are headed by politicians (current and ex)...those who want to hold on to their chairs and those who want to join the bandwagon to reclaim their lost positions in the political field.
There in lies the story of India...the country of dreams...slowly turning into a country of nightmares
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