Is reservation really a must

Reservation, a very hot topic now a day. I remember when Mandal commision was first time came into effect under Hounerable V.P. Singh government. Whole India was burning. Students were burning themselves to not to not to implement mandal commision.

Reservation has divided people of India into 2 classes. One falling under reservation category and other, which doesn’t. The mandal commision had been established somewhere around 1948 to support those who were mostly backward based on caste. Even father of India, Gandhi ji wanted supported Harijan community. I am also not against reseravation. But before we support based on caste, Government of India must reconsider who is getting benifitted out of it. Is it really them who really needs it or is it the one who are already doing well. I have met one Brahmin in Delhi railway station. He was not in reservation category yet it was difficult for him to arrange for 3 time food. Yet another example where an upper caste person is some how managing to survive his family. He is not getting resevation because he doesn’t fall in the caste under reservation list. I even know people who are considered as upper middle class or upper class family but yet he is getting benifitted out of reservation. Now question here is, whether the formula used by the government is the correct one i.e. based on caste or it should be based on the poverty line. In my opinion, we should give reservation to only those people who are falling below poverty line. They are the one who really need favour. Not the one who are benifitted just because they belong to reservation caste list. Before independence, british tried to divide us based on religion and now government trying to put another level of discrimination based on caste.

Thanks to law of India who interfered in between and put a hault in yet another attemp to increase the reservation list. They are the one who questioned government on what basis they are planning to increase the reservation list. Premier institution like IIM and IIT should be kept away from reservation list. They are the future of India and it should remain untouched. I have heard that govt. is think a step ahead to put reservation in private companies also. I am not sure how successful will that be but if it really comes into effect then future of India will not be that good. On one side everyone is imagining India as super power by 2030 but issues like this will take India back to 20 years and dream will remain dream. I will again reemphasise on reservation to be given to only those who really need it. Not to those who are already doing good.