I came across this article by Praful Bidwai. He wrote some nonsense about starting point of an upper caste individual versus that of a backward class individual. Perhaps Mr.Bidwai lives in 1950s where such things existed. But today in India, an OBCs starting point is much ahead.
To quote him -"S/he(upper class student) can always call 'Uncle' so-and-so in the civil service, judiciary or the medical profession to get useful tips" That is what my argument is about - Create academies, info kiosks, computer centers and bring up the level of OBCs and dalits, information and access levels. Buy books, improve quality of education. If they cannot travel to the examination center, arrange for buses. If they want extra scholarships, arrange for that. Then they can compete with anyone on their merit.
Dont send them into the educational institutes without merit or level of IQ (or similar parameter) same as others. That will make OBCs and Dalits second class citizens.
Dude, these are Globalization days where students need to compete with others in cut-throat competetion. Even Dr.Ambedkar must be moaning at the half-assed ideas of Mr, Bidwai, Arjun Singh etc.
Supreme court thinks that the students should stop their agitation. That is unfortunate. Govt will create yet another committe and somehow will implement this amendment. That is exactly what Govt wants to achieve. We have to see how this will turn out.
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