There are so
many things that can happen only in India and the fight for being called
‘backward’ is one of them! There would be no other country in the world where
people fight to be called ‘backward’. Thanks to a few castes in India, that
have risen all of a sudden, out of nowhere, to claim reservations in the sector
of education and government jobs.
In August
last year, we saw Gujarat burning
over the issue of reservation. The Patidar samaj in Gujarat had been fighting
to given reservations in government jobs and the education sector. The entire
movement was lead by Hardik Patel, a 21-year-old Patidar. The movement that
shook the whole of Gujarat and the nation as well had many adverse effects on
the common man’s life. Situations became worse when curfews were enforced at
many places and schools, colleges and shops remained closed in order to avoid
further destruction.
After the
Patidar fight came to a standstill, history seems to have repeated itself. Now,
it’s the Jats claiming reservation for their cast under the Other Backward
Classes (OBC) or Special Backward Classes (SBC) category. The movement, yet
again, seems to be getting serious and violent just like the Gujarat movement.
Where on one side the country is fuming over the Jawaharlal Nehru University or
JNU case, the Jat movement is helping attack India from the other side.
Our Prime
Minister, Mr. Modiji, recently inaugurated the ‘Make In India’ campaign and a ‘Make In India’ week was celebrated
in Maharashtra to encourage the growth and development of the country with more
industries and Foreign Direct Investment pouring in. However, as they say, not
everyone can see good happening, even when it is happening with their own
Motherland. So, here are the great JNU students, who live and study in India,
earn and support their families in this country, yet want the country to be
destroyed. It is a shame that the students had organized a function to remember
terrorist Afzal Guru who was hanged in 2012 for his role in the Parliament
attack.
And, as if
that was not enough, the Jats have now risen from nowhere to claim they are a
part of the OBC category and deserve reservation. Like I said at the beginning
of this post, some things happen only in India!
While the
world if struggling to develop and become more forward and superior over
others, some Indians are busy claiming that they are ’backward’ and fighting to
be called so. While some Indians on the borders are fighting to protect us from
our enemies, there are these Indians who are attacking our forces even from the
within. While some Indians, irrespective of their castes and religions, are
working together in ISRO and DRDO to take India to greater heights and make it
a superior and self-sufficient nuclear power, there are some Indians who make
use of the same nuclear power to destroy the country, burn it and kill
innocents.
It is such
shame that people, even in the 21st century, still believe in institutions such
as caste and religion and demand reservations. And, by the way, both the
Patidars and Jats, who have come up with the issue of reservation lately, are
highly respected and influential castes in their respective states. Of course,
they hold significant positions in politics and, unnecessary to say, have quite
a good amount of income! At least, enough to support their families, feed them
and educate them! Then, why the reservation fuss?
In my
personal opinion, the reservation system should be completely eradicated from
India and admissions in colleges and government jobs must be based purely on
merit. If not, the reservation system must be changed and modified altogether,
only to give reservations to people who are financially backward and cannot
afford education. Caste should not be a barrier to this and no caste should be
given reservation at all. Because most of the people and castes that fall under
the reserved categories, do not need any reservation at all in the first place!
