The way Indian politicians are using caste as a vote bank politics is really shameful. Instead of reducing caste-quota gradually, they are increasing it for political vote bank politics. Congress govts have been leaders in such divide-and-rule politics.
Now a new decision has been made in Delhi (where Congress party rules), to increase the caste quota limits:
Delhi government increases OBC quota for higher education to 27 per cent
27 Feb, 2012, 01.29PM IST, PTI
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Monday increased the reservation in higher education for OBCs to 27 per cent from the present 21 per cent. With this increase, the total reservation in higher education institutions for SCs, STs and OBCs will go up to 49.5 per cent. The decision to increase the OBC quota was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet chaired by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. News [Ref]
What bewilders me is that there is no proper study, no public debate, no time taken to understand the issue, but pure political opportunism. Whichever group of people (caste creates a group, giving them distinct identity) demands caste based reservations and does protests, will get it.
Also note that this increase in OBC quota has been done in “higher education”, while there has been no focus on primary education… Such caste-quota in higher education helps only rich and powerful OBC candidates get easy admissions in best colleges and universities. Our politicians will let the people below poverty line remain poor but will pamper the politically powerful richer classes within the communities, for political vote bank purpose…
