Whenever the issues of Mandal Commission or reservation for SC/STs are raised the savarnas/Hindus cry for “merit”. Now, let us see what sort of “merit” they have. The country’s 90% wealth is in their possession. All the top positions in the govt. and 85% of the total govt. posts are with them. Definitely they are more cunning than the rest. So, can cunningness be called “merit”? Even if we accept that they have “merit”, who has benefited from their “merit?”. Only they got richer, fatter. The savarna “merit” has not been able to remove darkness from the lives over 85% of our population. We cannot allow the wolves to have complete control over the lambs just because the wolf is more “merited” than the lambs. We must think about the protection of the lambs, of course, without destroying the wolves.
The savarnas/Hindus argue against reservation. But they are enjoying reservation for centuries.
- 100% priesthood is reserved for Brahmins.
2. Small-scale industries are mostly owned by the savarnas. They get full government protection by not allowing the big industries to enter into the range of products reserved for the small industries.
3. All consumer products are in the hands of the savarnas. They are unable to sell their products. In the international market because of their poor quality. But they get full protection against entry of foreign goods in our domestic market.
4. What is the performance of our “meritorious class” in the international sports and athletics? I don’t have to tell it because everybody knows it. After that also the brazen-faced “meritorious” class shamelessly shouts about their merit. There is no limit to their hypocrisy
Very often this class says that the SC/ST or minorities should join the “national mainstream”. Now, let us see what is the breadth of this “mainstream”. SC/STs (23%) are not in this mainstream. Religious minorities (15%) are also not in the mainstream.
Backward Castes too are not in the “mainstream,” that means another 45% gone. Now, only 17% remains. Can the 17% be called the “national mainstream”. At best it can be called the main drain. All the country’s wealth is flowing out through this drain. We have to stop this outflow of our wealth through this drain.
Country’s wealth belongs to its people. It must be equitably distributed to its people. Reservation in govt. services is not for getting a share of the wealth but to supervise over the proper distribution of the country’s wealth and resources.
