How long? How many more?

Indian democracy has reached the sorry state where every move of a politician is in the direction of gaining more votes. Even after sixty years of independence people are still considered to be in the same backward state as they were at the time of independence. Had there been any development in these six decades then, why would we still demand for a new reservation? The answer though pretty evident is that political power has become an obsession for many these days and to cling on to their posts this is all that they could do.

Reservations in India’s premier institutions would mean that some students shall be accommodated in spite of being academically weak while other meritorious students stand by and watch. Such policies will only help diluting the quality of the students in these institutes. The reservation might do more harm than good to those who are actually benefited by it, because students are admitted though they are unqualified and once in the institute, they shall be competing with others who are more qualified at that point of time. This might cause some youngsters to feel they are inferior to the others and in turn hamper their natural ability to work to their potential. It would be a burden for such students to complete their education and compete with others whom they think are more qualified and talented. This would only lead to disrupting the confidence of the young minds in the country.

After the Supreme Court’s verdict about the reservation for OBC’s there is a new problem that has arised, that of the ‘creamy layer’. As such the Supreme Court’s idea of excluding the creamy layer must be commended. But, certain political parties still feel that the Supreme court has partly undone what the government wanted done. In short, the legislature did not approve of any ‘creamy layer’ restriction, but the court has introduced this. This clearly reflects the motive of the political parties which was not about helping the backward sectors of the community but, was only a masterplan to try and strengthen their vote bank. Had it been that the political parties were concerned about the well being of the ‘truly’ backward sectors in the community then, the exclusion of the creamy layer would not cause them to feel that the supreme court has undone what the government wanted.

In India there still exist disparities in the society, not on the basis of caste or religion but in terms of the financial situations. If only there is a need for reservation it is for the poor people who cannot afford quality education in primary and higher secondary schooling. If the government really wants to help the financially backward sectors then, their efforts shall be lauded. Reservation even if provided must be confined to any one phase of the individual’s career, a person securing a seat in IITs thanks to reservation is again taken by the government for some post to fill up the quota. How would a person allowed to get into the IIT be backward even after he has graduated from there? How then, will he be deserving a job on the basis of being from backward caste? If only these questions could be answered many of our doubts could be clarified!

P.S.: These views are completely personal and are not intended to hurt anyone