THE remarks made by the Supreme Court on reservation in connection with the Tamil Nadu NEET PG exam are against the fundamental spirit of the Constitution. The Supreme Court has said that reservation is not a fundamental right. This remark is unfortunate, as the concept of reservation was done for the protection of rights of socially and educationally backward sections. Reservation is not something given as charity and cannot be subjected to such a remark.
It is well known that the biggest attack by BJP-RSS is on reservation for dalits and OBC and they are relentlessly trying to end reservation. Their dearest wish is to replace the Constitution with Manusmriti, but they are posing as though they are committed to protecting reservation. They are well aware that in the last Bihar election Mohan Bhagwat’s controversial anti-reservation statement played a big part in BJP’s defeat. Therefore, the new game this time around.
Ram Vilas Paswan, currently friend of BJP, says that reservation should be put into the 9th Schedule of the Constitution. The question is, to whom is he addressing this demand? He must address it to the BJP, and to his own government. If Ram Vilas Ji wants all-party unity on this issue, his first step must be to break ties with the anti-reservationist BJP.
The BJP-JDU combine in Bihar has resorted to a new ploy in Bihar this time. They who are the real votaries of ending reservation are talking of bringing SC/ST MLAs from all political parties on a single common front/platform. This is nothing but cheating and betraying dalits and OBCs by these anti-reservation forces as an election propaganda to win the elections.
CPIML Politburo member Kunal has said in a statement that the BJP-JDU leadership has nothing to do with this kind of a common pro-reservation front. Reservation can be protected and saved only by defeating forces of betrayal such as the BJP and JDU. CPIML MLA Satyadev Ram’s name has been put without his permission in this so-called ‘front’. Satyadev Ram has no connection whatsoever with this front. He said that our party will continue to expose the true anti-reservation face of the BJP and will continue to fight against BJP-JDU’s attacks on reservation. We shall remain united with forces that are striving to protect reservation, he added.
