EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article is from a series of Questions asked by anti-reservationists and answered by Shekhar Bodhakar
IT IS A MISCONCEPTION that the reservations was only meant for 10 years.
There are 4 types of reservations:
- Political Reservation
- Reservation in Education
- Reservation in Employment
- Reservation in promotion
According to Article 330:
SC / ST enjoys reservation in the Lok Sabha and in the Legislative Assembly as per Article 332 and Article 334 states that EVERY 10 years the reservation received in the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assembly will be REVIEWED, (not ended) after 10 years. This is the Article whose misconception is for everyone.
It is a sheer lie that all kinds of reservation were only for 10 years.
Now let’s come to the second third and fourth type of reservation:
Articles 15 and 16, which are fundamental constitutional rights, include reservation of SC / ST in education and employment in 15 (4) and 16 (4) included in it. These are fundamental rights. So, no one can change them because they are fundamental constitutional rights.
After the Constitution came into force, the ruling class and opposition deliberately spread the misconception that reservation in employment and education was only for 10 years.
The truth that all Indians should be made aware of is that reservation in EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION is not just for 10 years. IT IS FOR GOOD. THAT MEANS FOREVER – (unless caste is abolished).
As long as the caste system remains, the reservation system will remain till then!
It is true that the reservation system was meant to protect the Scheduled Castes and Tribes only temporarily UNTIL the successful ANNIHILATION OF CASTE, which most seem to have forgotten to work towards.
So, let’s get back to work!!
ANNIHILATE CASTE NOW!
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Author of this article Shekhar Bodhakar is a London based Anti-Caste activist. He is the Composer of Buddhatāla and has also worked as Head of Mathematics department in a London college in the past. You can reach him at: globalambedkarites@gmail.com
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this article are the personal views of the author and not necessarily the views of “Voice of Dissent”.
