Walk For a Cause
You walk everyday. Have your walk made any difference in Indian political system? Do you want to walk in a way that it makes difference in whatever little way it can?
Do you feel you are an Indian and part of this system? Do you feel frustrated and helpless when you see the central government talking of bringing yet another reservation in institutes of higher education? Do you feel government's move is politically motivated and not in the best interest of nation?
Or you feel why should I be bothered? I'm working in one of the very good companies, besides being in IT there is an option to settle abroad. Or you just don't feel that you are an Indian.
But in India if you don't oppose that means you agree. Here the loudest voice will have its way. If you think it doesn't matter to me because neither I'm going in IIT, IIM or Medicine then think twice. Because if we wont oppose they will come up with other things like reservations in private sector.
1. How many people this current move of government will benefit?
A. Few 100s or may be 1000s may get benefit but what about 750M strong SC/ST and OBCs?
2. Why government is not working on improving dropout rate from 10th standard.
A. More than 50% students dropout before or after 10th. But government is not doing anything effective
3. Why government is not working on improving dropout rate of girls
A. Government has failed to provide sanitary facilities in public schools that maximum number of girls dropout because of lack of toilets
4. Why government is not ensuring presence of teachers in public schools
A. Absentee ratio of teachers in public school is one of the highest because there is no accountability on the parts of teachers
Why reservation system as of now is not just? Because it doesn't take following things into consideration
1. Mandal commission collected its data in late 70s which is very obsolete . Its almost 30 years means 1 generation old. In between Indian economy has liberalized. So we need latest data and sample before we go any further.
2. Place where he/she lives. Person living in metro like Mumbai and Delhi has access to more resources and facilities than a person in rural and interior part of the country
3. Type of School where he/she studied. Person studied in private, Semi-private, English medium, International schools gets best of education. Only underprivileged are students from government schools
4. His/Her income. You cannot apply blanket income bracket. It has to very according to cities and town. Income to be considered should be sufficient enough to provide decent living and education
5. It's given in perpetuity. Once parents have taken benefit of reservation their children should be converted into general category. So that it doesn't become an instrument of reverse discrimination
We should have comprehensive survey at least on the status of SC/STs that have their condition improved in last 60 years or it has remained just as it is. If that's the case we should think beyond reservation.
Another valid argument is you are given reservation at under graduate level. There shouldn't be any reservation for post graduate level. Then tomorrow you will say there will be separate queues at railway stations for SC/ST/OBCs. Tomorrow we will have quota system in Indian cricket team.
Friends what appalled me was courage less, spineless leadership of all the political parties. No political party has come out opposing it in national interest. Have they stopped seeing national interest or their only interest is power and vote bank? I'm watching this happening everyday. No party, no NGO, no institute or anyone, even those who claim to be nationalist parties. Those who claim to be nationalist institute and who has bharat mata at their heart are mum and not uttering single word. Are we solving the problem or creating bigger one? British went but taught their methods to rule to these thugs.
We are for making India a homogeneous state where everyone is same where your last name doesn't matter. But is this the way? But reservation is not the solution. It itself is a problem.
Now here is the bigger question. Are you one who walks the talk or just talk? Are you one who delivers when needed or find smallest excuse to runaway? If you are the one who wants to do something on ground then come and join us so that you won't regret you didn't do anything for what you felt strongly. It takes effort to get up and get counted. It's far easier to comment and lament on current affair of the system.
We are group of concerned citizens welcomes you to walk for a cause on Sunday, May 22, 2006. Bring your friends all like minded people who are opposed to current reservation move of the government and who also believe that India should be meritocratic, homogeneous state. Your support is vital for our cause. Hyderabad is not yet among the cities who are opposed to this move of government. We want bring it and bring it with bang. Join us…
OBJECTIVE: Register our protest. Peaceful rally to oppose reservation system.
Problem with us middle class/IT savvy people is that we don't raise our opinion and our voice.
If you are not ready to govern or lead then ready to be governed by the remaining lot... We are too a-political class bothered only about our life and bugs in our code. But if we don't voice our opinion and become political involved we are just money generating machine for government with no value attached to it. Remember this time no political party is going to speak or organize agitation because everyone is bothered about vote bank! So onus lies on us.
What we are EXPECTING from you...2 hours of your time on Sunday, energy to walk and beat heat and your active support. Inform as many of your friends as possible.
What impact our walk will have? May be very little.
What impact our talking at coffee table will have? Absolutely nothing
If you want to participate please contact us: shreyas.desai@gmail.com 93947-56563
amitg.iit@gmail.com 98851-85914
padesai@gmail.com 99851-42084 purav58@yahoo.com 99494-69990
Thank you.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO AS MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS IN HYDERABAD AS POSSIBLE
