What Happened India? (Part 1)

I was studying for my exams where I had to study about the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and the religious minorities. While studying, my mother and I got into a discussion. Was it that the Government was not letting these backward classes rise to  get votes for themselves through promises that remained promises?  It was a great discussion which lasted almost an hour. And, as none of us are politicians, we just guessed what would be going on inside the conference rooms. Maybe the politicians are really deciding what is good for the country. Or maybe, they are again planning tricks which will boost the cash that goes into their pockets. Or they might be thinking of strategies which will let them get votes. Or, they might just be discussing which caterers to appoint for the next party. We don’t know what happens in there.  But, what we really know is that whatever the politicians are doing is not benefitting anyone in India. Take the example of the recent Budget 2013 presented in the Parliament . Well, the Budget has these kinds of recommendations which will make a big hole in the general public’s pockets. Maybe, the Government really needs this money or maybe it’s just another way of making the rich richer. And, from the reputation of the Government in the eye of the public, one can only think that this money is just making the rich richer and the poor poorer. Example: The Commonwealth Games. From what I remember (and please correct me if I am wrong), we had to pay extra taxes for the making of the stadium and the village. And, both, the stadium and the village weren’t up to the mark. So can we guess that the extra taxes we paid for the construction of the Common Wealth Games stadium and village weren’t used for the purpose? So, coming back to the topic, I learnt that there were reservations for the backward classes to help them rise. The Constitution provides reservations for the backward classes until they have risen. Unfortunately, it seems that somehow providing reservations to the backward classes haven’t let them rise. I am not condemning the reservations, but I am telling that the politicians, as greedy as they are, have somehow abided by the Constitution and done some trick which has stopped the backward classes from rising. A very good tactic, they have used. Brains, isn’t it? That’s what I thought. People complain about reservations. They tell that the general public is not getting as much as they need to out of the taxes being paid. In schools, colleges and universities, they are being compared to kids who are not as good as them and who still get selected. Then there are reservations for NRIs. Why do the NRIs want reservations?! They have more cash than they need! So, the general public is left with really little. You are giving reservations for the backward classes. But, you cannot give reservations to these people in each and every field! Give them reservations till the 10^th standard. Let them compete with the students in the general category for at least two years. Whoever is up to the mark and is able to compete with these students, let them compete with the students and make their living! Take this example: The Government gives reservations to the backward classes in a college which offers the MBBS course. The college has to select some students from the backward classes. Now, if one of the students is not that intelligent to become a doctor, and is selected, just think of what a doctor he would become. He will be selected in a Government hospital and will be putting the lives of the poor at risk. Because his IQ level is low, he will not be able to master the skills of becoming a doctor! This is getting headache on your own self after doing something “good.” Reservations are not bad. It’s the way you look at them. And, it’s the way the Government manipulates  them for their ulterior motive.