I dislike reservation. It leads to second-rate standards. Caste reservations swamp the bright and meritorious and make us remain second-rate. - Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru is right. Reservation must be through extra added seats so that merit-based selection isn't affected. My views:
The Meena community, which makes up only around 4.5% of the ST population, gets around 40% of the seats in the UPSC: @talk2anuradha
Around 81% of cases under the SC/ST Act are filed against OBCs...Data shows that reserved categories are involved in caste discrimination more than the general category. So, who is punishing whom?: @neha_laldas
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Ab resignation toh ho gaya. Ab baat karle actual REFORMATION ki. Accountability toh hogayee. Ab Badlao laane ki baari. Fair education for each & everyone. Fair reservation only for the needy ones irrespective of caste, creed & religion.
#Endreservation
If you're talking about a "fair education system" but conveniently ignore 70% Reservations & negative NEET-PG cut-offs - then you have no idea what "fair" actually means.
After a certain age, your parents slowly become your children. They start to ask simple questions, repeat stories, and depend on your patience the way you once depended on theirs. Very few understand this role reversal.What looks like innocence or inconvenience is really time coming full circle. Don't correct them harshly. Don't rush them. Care for them the way they once protected you. This is not a burden. It is repayment.
MASSIVE.. MASSIVE EFFECT!
Maharashtra state Govt has finally woken up to curb the rampant misuse of the SC/ST Act.
> Social Justice Minister Sanjay Sirsat said that any case filed under this Act will not lead to an immediate arrest.
> Every case will first undergo an inquiry by a special committee.
> Only if the claims are found to be true during the inquiry will further action be taken.
> If the allegations are found to be false, the FIR will be cancelled immediately.
Finally a State Government Wakes up!
A welcome Step!
> Social Justice Minister Sanjay Sirsat said that any case filed under this Act will not lead to an immediate arrest.
If voters can HIRE a neta, they should be able to FIRE the neta too.
If Indian voters have the Right to Elect, they should have the ‘RIGHT TO RECALL’ too.
Right to Recall is a mechanism that empowers voters to de-elect an elected representative, before their term ends, if they fail to discharge their duties. If we can impeach the President, the Vice President and judges, and move a no confidence motion against an elected government mid term, then why should voters be forced to tolerate a non performing MP or MLA for five full years.
Five years is too long. There is no profession where you underperform for five years with zero consequences.
More than 24 democracies in the world such as the United States, Switzerland etc. provide arecall or voter initiated removal mechanisms in some form. If Indian voters have the right to elect, they should have the right to recall too.
However, there should be safeguards to prevent misuse:
Threshold - At least 35 to 40 percent voters should back a recall trigger through a verified petition before any recall vote is held
Cooling period - A minimum 18 month lock in after election so the representative has time to deliver and cannot be targeted immediately after winning
Clear grounds- Recall only for proven misconduct, fraud, corruption or serious neglect of duty, not everyday political disagreements
Final test- Recall succeeds only if more than 50 percent voters support removal in the recall vote
This is citizen empowerment. It will push parties to field performers, reduce corruption, and bring democracy back to accountability.
Voters have the right to vote someone into office and they should have the right to vote them out of office too.