Showing posts with label Muslim reservation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Muslim reservation. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

N.Ram passes the litmus test of secularism

The Hindu : National : Muslims want 10 per cent quota on backward criterion
‘It has become the litmus test of secularism’
The Hindu : Opinion / Editorials : Moving forward cautiously
Large sections of Muslims are no doubt socially and educationally backward, and need the constitutionally-enabled special provision for reservation in education and employment.
...the Centre and the States must formulate a comprehensive reservation scheme for the socially and educationally backward classes belonging to all religions including Islam, taking into consideration the recommendations of the Ranganath Mishra Commission.
N.Ram has come out openly in support of reservations for Muslims. He is asking for the formulation of a reservation scheme that can pass legal scrutiny.
There are so many factors like: history, caste in hinduism and islam, social factors contributing to muslim backwardness, effectiveness of reservations, etc. I will be surprised if we see a scrutiny of reservations, on any one of the several parameters, in the pages of chindu in the coming days. The theme has already been composed by N.Ram; the foot soldiers will blindly follow the beat.