The logic of mobocracy: Mandal II

This is to sound my protest against the newly introduced political move by Congress led UPA government in India.

First, let us review some points that are time and again cited in favour of reservation.

1) The "dalits" (SC/ST/BC and now OBC) have been kept at the periphery of the society and never given the polictical and social rights that they deserve
2) Their financial and educational levels are low in comparision to the "upper" classes, especially in the rural area.
3) The government need to improve their status by affirmative action - i.e. reserving upto 50% of seats in the education as well as job sector.

Above three points makes the assumption that social and financial well-being is tied with "caste" i.e. it is desided to which household you were born.

I should start with reminding the "Right to equality" that is given to all the citizens of India by our constitutions. I am aware that our constitution had been amended to introduce the reservation. But I still consier the reservation as UNCONSTITUTIONAL and reservation as an illigal step against the right to equality.

Second, I am not against the affirmative action. But instead of tying it with a particular caste (i.e. birth right) it should be given to the all economically and socially backward members of the society and it should be stopped after 1 or 2 generation of house hold has utilized their opportunities.

We all know that SC/ST enjoyes the reservation since last 50 years or so in every aspect of social life. So if reservation is working then they should have been the prosperous members of the society and after 3 or more generations that they have enjoyed this right it is a right time to remove reservation as given to them. However, if they still reqiure the support of reservation in order to prosper, that means that reservation given to particular caste has failed and the measure should not be applied to the larger section of the society as it will fail while hurting growth of rightful candidates.

Though, we all know that it such reservation has resulted in a creamy layer across SC/ST classes in terms of political and job markets. It hasnot changed the situation at the grass root level.

Why it is a political master punch from Congress?

Let us remember some history. Not so long ago Mr. VP Singh, then the prime minister of india desided to introduce the steps as Mandal panch required. This resulted in wide spread protests and self-immolation. It finally resulted in fall of the government. The next government Congress supported for a while and then pulled back its support, which lead to the political come back for the party and the government of Mr. PV Narsimha Rao. The reason being strong support for congress at the grass root level. The situation hasn't changed much. The Congress came back to power after Mr. Vajpayee's BJP govt. was defeated by support of the indian villages. So now, by introducing this contraversial moves (which no political parties can oppose !!) congress is making sure for a next strong government and a very strong vote bank. Thus, changing democracy to mobocracy.

Now discussion about an unrelated topic that gives the same message. The controversial movie (and book) "Da Vinci Code" was banned in
christian majority state of Nagaland citing its potential for political disturbance but the same reason was given for banning it in Punjab, where christians are in minority. It not only shows political hand on the neck of freedom of expression but again the "mobocracy" at work.

We, as Indians has to be aware of this poison else the dream of being 21st century suporpower would be drowned in the Indian ocean.