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Reservation: A Dragon Spitting Venom on the Talents |
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by Bhaskaranand Jha Bhaskar |
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From time to time there often rises a great noisy hue and cry over the issue of reservation for the underprivileged sections of society, followed by mass protests and severe agitations against it in every nook and corner of the country. Surprisingly, this time the volcano of indignation against the reservation in higher education and private sector jobs has vehemently erupted everywhere to such an extent that the whole country is flaring up with protests and strikes by the students of various streams. Reservation may be viewed a positive action for the betterment of the economically underprivileged people of society but it is an open secret that it is more a political gimmick for garnering votes. It is a common knowledge that reservation is a thought child of our constitution aiming at the social equality. However, even after more than five decades since its constitutional implementation it has not done anything so good to the underprivileged students in a desired way. Only the economically well-off people of the backward sections have availed and reaped the benefits of reservation getting them at par with the forward classes.
It is really a matter of grave concern that in spite of the verdict of Hon’ble Supreme Court that reservation should not exceed 50%, some so-called political leaders with vested interests are trying to extend it for OBCs only for their political mileage. Such leaders are playing with the future of students. Instead of highlighting reservation issue the ST/SC and OBC students should be given opportunities to stand on their own feet without the crutches of reservation and compete with other talented ones. So, the need of the hour is to create equal opportunities for such students so that they can prove their mettle in each and every sphere of life but not at the cost of the talents of others. Moreover, a student coming through reservation is more likely to be swayed by the feeling of inferiority complex. |
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