RESERVATION

[Disclaimer: The views presented here are personal and are not published with intent to harm emotions or mentality of any caste or person of society.]

Seeing government property burning…! This is a memorable but not a good sight at all. The reason behind all the loss of property may be either outrage by the police on the rally or violent mentality of some persons or anything else, but it is overall affecting everyone’s life.

My mind just started working out why the so-called-well-educated-society has to suffer such violent issues? The main reason for 25^th Augusts’ state of lawlessness is CAST-ISM and CASTE BASED RESERVATION.

The main intent of the Patidar rally was to get the reservation. But WHY? Do they really need reservation? Luxurious cars appears at rallies, crores of rupees invested (may be wasted) for organization of rallies and show (off). I agree that a large part of Patidar caste is still not living the level of life they deserve and need enormous support for their development. But the same situation is dispersed for the MOST of the other castes, too. They are also living in the state of poverty, they also deserve social well-being. Then why there is demand of reservation only for Patidars?

Some people who hated being called OBC are now demanding and fighting for this status. Some leaders are implying publically that they are following Sardar Patel’s way, but did Sardar Patel really want to divide people based on caste? Damn imitated, he united different constituencies despite of caste difference and created an undivided nation. Sardar’s soul is never going to get relieved by seeing this anarchy on his name.

In opposition to Patidars, the present OBC leaders are raised their voice with the fear of snatching a big part of their reservation. This has made the violence more intense. Some people gathered only as diluents to make a mass. They were like a dog chasing a car; they even don’t know why they were demanding so. Some opportunists are also misusing the name of Patidars and fulfilling their own purpose. I don’t understand whether firing the banks and plundering ATM machines will give them reservation? This is not at all the indication of a real educated society. An understanding leader must take necessary steps to suppress such deeds on an urgent basis.

When Dr. B.R.Ambedkar introduced the reservation only for a few years after independence with an intention of removing the caste based social and economical differences. (This is practically impossible in such a short time). Basically, the concept of reservations of seats for SCs/STs in House of People and Legislative assemblies was meant for a few years but incapable/unaccountable politicians extended it till now. The most disheartening fact is the situation of the MOST of reserved categories in India still remains the same as it was during independence. Who is responsible for it? I would say, it’s the people belonging to these categories, especially because they haven’t demanded their elected representatives to develop them. How long can the nation tolerate reservations in the name of caste when people itself want to stick to their backwardness? This will continue to happen until the people of reserved categories wake up and demand education, progress and accountability from their elected representatives instead of sympathy.

Solution:

I am not saying that there should be no reservation. I am in support of a totally different kind of reservation. I firmly believe that only good education at primary level is the solution of the majority of problems. I support reservations at the schooling level, but no child should deprive of education. I support the right to education of all the children irrespective of their caste or religion. Build more schools, recruit good teachers and make the society educated. If students of all castes get the same education, then there will be no need of reservations at college level education. Everyone will get admission in every field only based on their merit and not based on caste. This will require a great hard work for more than a decade, but after a few years we will start getting results. I support the reservation based on economical condition irrespective of their social caste. There should be no OBC, I support only EBC (Economically Backward Class). I support reservation of supportive schemes and its proper implementation for farmers, labors and other needful. Personally, I feel that since God has made us equal, we should not encourage reservation of any kind in our systems – jobs / admissions. Whenever we reserve place for someone on these foolish basis, we are snatching away the rights from deserving candidates. I am in support of identification of a person not based on his caste but based upon his work, his ability and his potential. I support reservation based on caste only in House of People and Legislative assemblies and that too for proper representation of all the social classes. I support equality and removing the concept of castes. In an educated society, no one is superior and no one is inferior. Instead of reserving seats in colleges and jobs based on castes, teach everyone to compete, spring up and make their existence worth for their social class.

“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime” – Anonymous

So, let us arise, grow mentally and stop these violence and spreading anarchy. Government and constitution have their own limitations. It is practically impossible to keep everyone happy if they follow caste-based quota. Just realize that this is loss of our own property and our own peace. I would firmly request everyone to stop spading our own legs and maintain lively and peaceful environment.

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