It's ironical, and sad, that the party which staunchly opposed the British policy of 'divide and rule' has itself embraced the same policy to rule India.
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| India before Partition |
First, the congress divided the Hindus and Muslims by acceding to the blackmail by Mohammad Ali Jinnah for Pakistan and Bangladesh. ( A must read - Freedom at Midnight by dominique lapierre, Larry Collins)
Then they, including Gandhiji himself, who fought for democracy, laid down the foundations of dynasty rule in democratic India by acceding to Jawaharlal Nehru's egoistic desire to become India's PM. ( the congress had almost unanimously voted for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to become PM, but Gandhiji asked him to step down!)
12 out of 15 Congress committees nominated Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. The remaining three Congress committees did not nominate any body’s name. Obviously, the overwhelming majority was in favour of Sardar Patel. India TV
Thus, on such shaky foundations began India's "Tryst with destiny". And the results are in front of us :-(
Nehru, In his almost criminal naivety, made mistakes after mistakes on issues which are still bleeding us! He wanted Kashmir issue to be solved by UN, when Sardar advised to get the occupied Kashmir back on our own- the result? Even after 66 years and several wars, the Kashmir issue remains unsolved, People of Nehru's own caste were driven away from Kashmir, and we continue to spend lakhs of crores on armed forces every year- the money which could have been used to better India's infrastructure.
(The god that failed: Nehru-Indira socialist model placed India in precipitous decline relative to the world - Times of India)
India lost a war under his rule.
Then came his daughter indira Gandhi, who imposed emergency from 1975 to 1977 and carried out crimes against humanity which are still unthinkable .. A forced mass-sterilization campaign spearheaded by Sanjay Gandhi, the prime minister's son is just one of the numerous detestable crimes that were carried out during this dark period in India's history!
Then came his son Rajeev Gandhi, who avenged his mother's death by allowing Anti Sikh riots in 1984 and when asked about it he coolly replied " when a giant tree falls, the earth does shake!"
The Delhi High Court, while pronouncing its verdict on a riots-related case in 2009, stated:Source
| “ | Though we boast of being the world's largest democracy and the Delhi being its national capital, the sheer mention of the incidents of 1984 anti-Sikh riots in general and the role played by Delhi Police and state machinery in particular makes our heads hang in shame in the eyes of the world polity. | ” |
Then, Rajiv Gandhi ( by extending support to V P Singh) divided the Hindus further by promoting caste based reservations to increase from 22% ( only SC/STs) to 50% ( by including OBCs) ... Thanks to the supreme court this reservations have been capped at 50% ( 49.5% to be exact.) however some states have not been so lucky... Reservations in tamil nadu are > 65%!!!
Instead of diminishing the differences, they have ensured that the so called 'upper caste' continues to hate the so called 'backwards' for taking away half of the seats in educational and professional institutions!
Thanks to the unfair and half-baked policies, the poor 'upper caste ' guy is left empty handed ( and very very angry) when he fails to secure admission at > 80-90% merit, while many rich 'Backwards' secure admission at scores as low as 60-70%!!
And not being satisfied with just undergraduate quotas, Rajeev Gandhi's wife Sonia introduced these unfair practices even in PG institutes and even in promotions in government and public sector!!! Once a guy has got himself into MBBS or engineering college, how come he remains 'backward ' or 'oppressed' or 'scheduled' is questionable!
Thanks to these dirty vote bank politics, merit and hard work often takes a back seat and it's but human nature that a person becomes complacent and doesn't strive hard for knowledge and excellence when his seat and future is secured!! ( and I have heard guys confessing it!)
It's like a spoon fed child of an overprotective mother, who never learns to stand on his legs.
It's not their fault- it's but natural... Lack of motivation to work hard and spoon feeding makes anyone complacent! we dont need studies to prove that..
Now a product of such reservations goes on to become a professor and teacher in govt institutes, teaching the future of this country with less than top knowledge and skills.. No wonder, the quality of education is deteriorating instead of improving.
To the skeptics, I want to ask u this- why the government has barred reservations in premier institutes like IIM!? let me answer, it is aware of these pitfalls of reservation, that's why!!!!!!
Imagine the future of a country in this era of technology where in majority of ppl have poor skills ...no doubt India is going to suffer because We obviously can't dream to compete with china with such a manforce!
BEFORE U DISMISS OR PROTEST PLEASE LOOK AT THE OTHER SCENARIO THAT COULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE
The government could have tried investing heavily in ensuring world class schools and amenities for the ECONOMICALLY backward/ handicapped, irrespective of their caste and religion---- like the public schools in USA, where people from all walks of life, even the rich, send their children to study!!
We certainly don't mind government spending 1000s of crores in providing free text books , extra tuitions when required , food, clothes for those who can't afford the same!!
the meritorious products of such public schools, based only on their merits, will strive for a place in colleges.... There will remain no discrimination between the upper and lower castes ,
the children of 'upper' castes will gain respect for those less privileged who are equally If not more meritorious, who by their sheer hard work would have gained admissions in premier institutes ! Gradually there will remain no discrimination as they become friends and esteemed colleagues....
And thanks to such meritorious students of India , India shall become the leader of the world and the golden age of india ( when India's GDP used to be >30% of world GDP!!) returns......
However to implement these policies, the government would have to do some serious hard work and the results would have taken some time in showing. Hence, such steps are less ' appealing' for vote bank politics and govt shunned this path and chose the path of spoon- feeding people using their own money, making them eternally dependent on government!
Cut back to the present scenario, the sorry state of govt schools ensure that the real (economically) 'backwards' never can dream of having quality education for their children. And what foes the govt do about it? Instead of improving it's own quality it brings in the half- baked RTE and passes the buck to private schools!!! The US too tried it and horribly failed. If the govt can't think of anything original, it should at least learn from other's mistakes!
The congress government has and will remain a LAZY and incompetent party for the foreseeable future, whose policies are driven by vote-bank politics and short term gains in elections.
In 2011, just before state elections, they tried to appease the Muslims by bringing in 4% quotas, without trying anything significant to improve their quality of life in last 10 years;Justice Sachar, head of the Sachar Committee that was commissioned to prepare a report on the latest social, economic and educational condition of the Muslim community of India, criticized the government decision. His observations are worth mentioning here -
"Such promises will not help the backward section of minorities. It is like befooling them. These people are making tall claims just to win elections". - Sachar Committee.
He further suggested that instead of promising to give reservations, the government should focus on basic issues of improving administration and governance.
The UPA even wants reservations in promotions ! ( the Supreme court ruled that they can be introduced only if there is quantifiable proof of injustice to backwards in promotions!)
Now that no more reservations can be legally inroduced to appease the 'backwards' the congress tried to appease the 'upper caste' recently !! Congress's general secretory Janardan Dwivedi recently made a comment in his speech that after more than 20 years of ruining countless carriers, caste based reservations were a mistake!!
"This (reservation on caste lines) should have come to an end. Why it did not happen so far was because vested interests got into the process.Does the real needy person even among the Dalits and backward castes get the benefits of reservation? Those in the upper crust of these communities only avail the benefits.There is a difference between social justice and casteism."The concept of social justice has now turned into casteism...I believe there is a need to dismantle this .. -India Today
Well what the heck were they doing for the last 10 years!! he conveniently mulls this idea only when the Lok Sabha elections approach and nothing can be done by the current government!
M J Akbar, an astute observer whose articles are printed regularly in TOI has awonderful take on Mr Dwivedi's observation!
What ails Cong? Dwivedi may have diagnosis - M J Akbar, TOI
It even wants reservations in private sector!!!!!!!! Had it succeeded in implementing it's nefarious intentions, the only sector responsible for whatever growth India is having would have perished! The private sector would also have reeked of blatant incompetence and disregard as the public sector amid government institutions do, causing heavy losses, shut downs .
I know this Is hard to digest for those who are benefiting from govt's policies right now , but for a moment if you think about it with an open mind, isn't all this true ??
Aren't most of the beneficiaries of reservations middle class people who are no poorer or economically backward than their upper caste neighbors??
I personally have seen that many of my colleagues who got admission through reservation, had the latest mobile phones in their hands, latest fashion attire, latest bikes to zoom on!
I even saw a guy who owns a BMW 5 series car taking benefit of reservation !!!! The guy secured a seat in MBBS and then Radiology in a premier institute through quota and travels in a BMW 5 series car! Need I say any more!
Thanks to such ridiculously nefarious policies, This country is on its way to bankruptcy - as reflected by the continous fall in India's growth rate during UPA's rule!
And, of course, when quotas don't work, why not divide the states!! The same party which strongly suppressed Telangana movement now has passed the Telangana bill dividing Andhra Pradesh into two. The mother in law ( indira gandhi) opposed the division and the Bahu( Sonia Gandhi) promoted it!
Reason?? Andhra Pradesh commands more than 30 seats in LS. with congress facing total wipe out in coming elections over there it tries to gain whatever seats it can by acceding to division- after all they are the masters of the Divide and rule game!!
Telangana Bill saves Congress from extinction in Andhra Pradesh - TOI
These guys have been asking for division since last 30 years. Why the sudden unusual interest in passing it, just months before LS elections! The way this law has been passed in LS was a real disgust, and slap in the face of democracy. Even the BJP had it's hands dirtied in this issue by supporting it :-(
Telangana bill cleared amid din, mysterious TV blackout of Lok Sabha - TOI
Wish they were equally impatient in passing a strong Lokpal bill which could indict the kingpins and not just the pawns in corruption.
But I am dreaming, right! why would a criminal pass a law that would send himself to jail! :-D
gone are the days of Kalidas.... ;-) who cut the same branch he was sitting on..
The sworn enemies in LS, unite for preventing laws which correct the system from being passed!
Jai Hind!
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