Sunday, March 28, 2010

The Supreme Court, in all its wisdom, has allowed 4% reservation for muslims in government jobs and educational institutions. Meanwhile in UP Ms Mayawati has forced reservation on private institutions. So now there is reservation for Schedule Castes, Schedule Tribes, muslims, OBC or Other Backward Classes and maybe some others that I do not know about. It is gradually becoming a crime to be born an upper caste in India. For example any one of these people can abuse an upper caste person but if that person abuses back then he will receive extra punishment for caste abuse even though he may never have mentioned anything about caste. Today to be born an upper caste is to face a life of discrimination in education, in employment and even in justice. This is apparently in retaliation for ill treatment of lower castes in the past centuries. The politicians are criminal scum but surely the Supreme Court has heard of the dictum that two wrongs do not a right make. Is it any wonder that there is armed insurrection in at least 160 districts in the country which is around 25% of the total. These Naxals, as they are called, are being led by middle class, upper caste educated people. The Home Minister keeps saying that Naxals are the biggest threat to the country but surely, being a lawyer, he should understand that he will never control the threat unless injustice is eradicated. If upper castes feel victimised they will retaliate and they will be very dangerous.

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