Thoughts on Reservation

So finally the SUPREME COURT OF INDIA has upheld the decision of the MHRD to introduce reservation for OBC in higher education .Since the issue has direct implications for the 'VOTE BANK' politics it has met with an enthusiastic response from across the political spectrum.The decision has been hailed as 'historic' by nearly all the political parties.The total percentage of Reservation in the educational institutions stands at 49.5 and that too is not because of any sense of fairplay but due to the restrictions introduced by an earlier decision of SUPREME COURT which restricts the percentage to be kept under 50%.

Without going into the merits and demerits of Reservation,the oppression faced by the people due to the oppressive caste system etc. which have been endlessly debated,there are a few observations which require attention:

1. The Reservation policy in employment was initially introduced for the SC/ST at the time of acceptance of CONSTITUTION for a period of 10years and was to be subsequently reviewed.Since Dr B.R.AMBEDKAR was Chairman of the commitee which drafted the CONSTITUTION and which included many other stalwarts(the word had a truer meaning in those days),it can be presumed that the period of 10 years was debated and arrived upon giving everybody a fair chance.The "oppresed" were given a time frame during which an entire generation could uplift itself and the Government could create conducive conditions making the requirement of extension infructuous.

The truth in this matter needs no elaboration.I wonder whether there is even a single shred of paper where the matter was rationally discussed susequently.Any voice of sanity is suppressed by shrill cries of "being anti poor"," carrying the legacy of the oppressor".Incidentally data indicates that susequent to introduction of the policy of reservation not a single caste has moved out if its ambit and hundreds more have infact been included for its benefit.Talk of reservation emancipating the 'backwards'.Hundreds more are clamouring to get under its umbrella, the riots in RAJASTHAN between the Gujjars and Meenas are a case in study.We might be the only country in the World where people fall over backwards to get themselves called "BACKWARD".And come to think of it we pride ourselves on being a developed nation.

2 The minority educational institutions (fully funded by the Govt. offcourse) have been exempted under this policy to increase reservation.The subtle hints are that caste is something preached and practised by the Hindus only.However only a few days back a news item appeared where the Govt. wanted to provide the benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians and dalit Muslims.So the inference is that a Dalit Christian can claim benefit of Reservation everywhere else except Christian minority educational instituion.The Hypocricy and the fraud being played out is amazing.

3Dr AMBUMANI RAMADOSS availed the benefit of being an SC candidate in becoming a Doctor.Nothing wrong in it ,except that his father was a sitting RAJYA SABHA M.P. at the time.Not surprisingly he has vehemently opposed the part of the SUPREME COURT decision regarding exclusion of 'creamy layer' from availing the benefit.So brace yourself for a constitutional amendment in this regard.

The time to raise our voice and save the country is now.Are we ready.......................

GLORIFIED DRIVER

BREAKING NEWS::: THE MOST POWERFUL LADY IN INDIA IS THE WIFE OF A GLORIFIED DRIVER.

Kudos to Shri Abdul Wahab a M.P from somewhere in Kerala having a net worth of Rs. 130crores,belonging to the INDIAN MUSLIM LEAGUE(Yes the party still exists in India despite the events of 1947). Well introductions aside this is an eulogy for the Hon'ble M.P. and should remain so.

The incidence took place a couple of days back when Rajat Rana a pilot for INDIAN refused to take off from Kozhikode to Dubai until the M.P was taken off the plane.The only mistake committed by the M.P was that he alongwith his kin had arrived 15minutes after the departure time off the aircraft which had been kept waiting for him by the Airport authorities.The passengers were fuming and the pilot allegedly told the M.P that they might be running the country but he was flying the plane and asked him to disembark for "passenger safety".At this point the M.P called him a 'glorified driver'.

My salutations to the M.P for telling it as it is,how dare a glorified driver raise objections to a delay off mere 15mins.Does the driver not know that an M.P is an accredited representative of the people(wordings as per Govt. rules) and therfore is entitled to any delay made by him and his family.After all is he not entitled for innumerable free telephone calls,free travel,Govt funds for 'utilisation',Secret accounts,spreading ill will among people..................and the 'glorified driver talks of passenger safety.Has the M.P not granted them safety that they have the nerve to board the plane before his arrival when his cohorts could have very easily stopped them from reaching the Airport thrashing them on the way,without so much as anybody raising an eyebrow.That is Ingratitude for you ,inspite of being so considerate ,the passengers want to fly on time and people talk of rules and passenger safety.Rules! My foot! Tell me who frames rules for the country and if they can make rules they have the first right to break them.

The Great M.P shold have reminded the pilot and passengers about SADHU YADAV(the great Laloo's brother in law and commander in chief of his army) who frequently forcibly enters Rajdhani Express and throws off bonafide passengers(for their safety off course-rails are so unsafe) and occupies their berths and here this poor man is only making them wait and such a ruckus is created.

Such ungrateful people I tell you.The elected repsentatives do so much for the country........discuss bills in parliament threadbare,frame laws ,enhance country's reputation in foreign lands(Pranab Mukherjee quivering before his Chinese couterpart),follow Gandhigiri and utter nothing when our Ambassador in China (a lady by the way) is summoned at2.30A.M by the Chinese authorities to protest against Dalai Lama's activities in India........and you still want them to be on time for a mere flight.This is why India does not progress,all you people are so selfish caring about their own security,look at us moving around with only a dozen securitymen and 20 armed 'followers'(to save us from being mobbed by our voters off course) and this man says passenger security.

Let us join hands and remove this pilot as he is not fit to fly.Arre baba tell me how dare he teach rules to an elected representative and as if these 'Great' men do not have enough on their hands (filling up their coffers,fighting in Parliament...)

Incidentally RAJIV GANDHI was a glorified driver before becoming an M.P AND P.M.

Report card

So finally we have it: The much awited cabinet reshuffle has taken place.Apparently 6 ministers have been dropped and some young blood infused ,well if you can call M.S.GILL as a young blood.More about them later but here is an imaginary ( or real ) report card Manmohan Singh had in front of him while making the reshuffle:oops......suggesting the reshuffle to Madam(right after she told him what to have for breakfast).

1.SHIVRAJ PATIL- Who??? Well for the uninitiated he is the HOME MINISTER OF INDIA Who once upon a time was also the speaker of PARLIAMENT (The one who rarely spoke).A sophisticated ,modest man( incidentally there is a famous remark WINSTON CHURCHILL made about his predecessors modesty "he has much to be modest about").Terrorism, Naxalism,Kidnappings ,Scarlette Keeling.....................The Man never speaks especially since He was dropped for consideration as President.Anyway what do you guys anyway want? a Home minister or aHimmesh you know who

2.P CHIDAMBARAM- You poor people ,only talking about inflation when the SENSEX is booming.That is drawback with you INDIANS ,only thinking about your bread.Look at me wearing a Lungi(apologies to my South Indian friends for not knowing its southern equivalent.....but a lungi it remains ) and knatty suits in DAVOS (which I visit every year GOD knows why) and all you are concerned is inflation.

3SHARAD PAWAR.......Well he is also the part time AGRICULTURE Minister apart from his main duties as President BCCI.Now do not srtart abount farmers suicides and the depth agriculture has hit......India has been thrashed by South Africa in three days,IPL is 11 days away ,Sachin has run away from the team to rest for IPL and all you guys talk about is suicides,farm indebtedness,lack of monsoon ,import of wheat at exorbitant prices.He alrady has his hands full of cricket.For heavens sake shut up if you want India to win the next test.

4LALOO YADAV........now you go again.INDIAN RAILWAYS is a profit making venture,Rabri is back where she belongs (at home) and you party poopers talk about some fraud being played out on the nation in the name of TATKAL where half the tickets are being at exorbitant premiums by the government,Rail safety and what not.This is the problem with you communalists only thinking about yourself and trying to criticise us "secular people"

5.PRANAB MUKHERJEE....Well even I forget the ministry he holds as he is so busy cuddling upto the Red Brigade and of corse he is also learning how to pronounce 'sit' without a Bengali accent(apologies to my Bengali friends).Last time he uttered the word George Bush guided him to his loo....

Time to take a break and stop being a Diljala .........

O Tibet

Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru betrayed Tibet in the 1950's in order to please the Chinese who then tracherously stabbed him in the back in 1962.Nehru could not overcome this betrayal and passed away soon.The Chinese have since then systematically changed the demographic and cultural profile of Tibet.The peaceful people of Tibet have been virtually annihilated by Beijing inspite of powerful friends in the western world.As somebody aptly remarked "Tibet is the last post of imperialism in the world".Try telling this to Brinda Karat ,Arundhati Roy and the rest of the Red Brigade.They might observe a complete hartal in Kerala and West Bengal however hard Buddhadeb might plead against it.
It is tragic to note the Indian response to acts of mindless Chinese violence in Tibet for the past so many days.The foreign minister has advised the Dalai Lama against indulging in political activities on Indian soil.The firm Chinese grip over the Indian psyche is very evident in the statement.This coming from such a senior leader of a country where kings stood up against emperors while giving shelter to fugitives without giving a hoot for their kingdom.
Even strategicially speaking the concept of 'Buffer states' is religiously followed by nations in order to have a safeguard against strong neighbours.The History of Indo China relations would have been different had Nehru not let China grab Tibet without so much as a whimper.Reports that Chinese officers and intelligence agents had been permitted entry into Nepal to prevent Tibetan activists from entering Nepal have serious repurcussions for India strategically as Nepal to a certain extent remains our last buffer (althogh with the Maoists taking over even that has been compromised).
If a country wants to assume the mantle of a superpower as India does ,it has to act as one . You do not become a Superman whaen your knees give way at the sight of the local bully.But our politicians are too busy fighting each other in the parliament,The Red Brigade sees Red over the mention of Tibet and ofcourse the IPL is only 14 days away(as an entertainment channel regularly updates us).
Let us all salute Baichung Bhutia who refused the Chinese bait and has refused to carry the Olyumpic torch when it passes through India,Wish their were more MEN like him.Somebody tell Aamir Khan that Nazi officers wer convicted at the Nurmberg trial inspite of pleading that they were simply following orders.He becomes as guilty as the Chinese thugs the moment he carries the Olympic torch whatever his reasoning might be.Remember this flame has innocent blood on it.
But then who cares..............

Who Cares

A very strange development has been going on for the past two days in SISAULI village of Muzzafarnagar districct of UTTAR PRADESH. Mahendra Singh Tikait of the Bharatiya Kisan Union apparently abused Mayawati (C.M of Uttar Pradesh) by referring to her caste which is violation of the law of the land.

The state Government takes note of this act and nearly the entire state administrative machinery descends on the place to arrest Tikait(obviously not to uphold the law as people are let off for crimes worse than this but to please Madam C.M). But true to style and knowing fully well how the system works (he is himself a monster created by the system) Tikait refuses to play ball and gets himself surrounded by 1500 of his supporters. The Administration very typically never had a Plan B and react the best they can- They PANIC. The supporteters of Tikait attack the law enforcers with brickbats and it is a pathetic sight to see the RAPID ACTION FORCE (the elite secular forces created to combat Riots) run like scared Rabbits. Well on second thoughts the rabbits would have fared better but then they might not be secular. So the next time the law enforcers try to enforce law even the kids of the village know how to react. Cannot blame the forces though as they are very well awre that any use of force is sure to invite the human rights activists followed by Arundhati ROY AND Brinda Karat, after all it is not Nandigram we are talking about, and who knows Madam C.M might get frindly with Tikait before the next elections and then where will the poor Policewala stand.

The political parties cannot let this pass and come up with allegations which are so confusing as if they are talking about the combination of Philosophy with ROCKET SCIENCE. The SC ST Commission Chairman Buta Singh, yes the same one who summoned Madhuri Dixit for a song in her film and was the Union Home Minister when Sikhs were being murdered in Delhi does not know what to do. How can you summon somebody when the police is running away and anywhy he is not even close to Madhuri lookswise, but damn these press people who ask these irritating questions.

In the meanwhile there sits Tikait in all his glory surrounded by his cohorts cocking a snook at the law of the land and all this country can do is watch this charade unfold. Wonder how this country can stand up to terrorism and its ilk.

And as a passing remark ,nobody knows what Tikait has done for the benefit of the farmer whose cause he purportedly champions and who are commiting suicides by hundreds throughout the country. But then who cares..........