Yesterday the Congress led UPA government of India, presented the much awaited women ‘s reservation bill to reserve the 33 percent seats in parliament for women. Many political parties, which actually does not have a vision or leadership, have already opposed the bill in present format. What format they want no one knows?
While it is shameful that we have such vision less persons in our parliament, I am thinking – do we actually need reservations in a democracy? Democracy is by the people for the people, then, if people want to send women leaders in parliament then women will be there. And if they do not then, what else you can do. I can not understand the need of forcing everyone for one specific decision. Reservation of any kind – be it reservation in education, jobs OR parliament, it should be opposed.
If we want the poor and deprived should participate in, what we call, main stream then we should try to educate them and empower them. If we want women in the parliament then let them prove themselves as good leader. After all in the end, we need good leaders in parliament, how does it matter if one is he OR she.
Making a law to reserve 50% seats for backwards and SC/ST could be a short term solution but then it is equally harmful for the development of the country. Can you believe on a doctor who has got his/her MBBS from quota. A student who can not get even 10-20% marks in the examination, how could you believe him to treat life threatening diseases. Is being from a SC/ST category, enough to save life of a dying person? NO.
The engineer who does not even have enough marks to clear the entrance test, would be able to design bridges that last for centuries. NO.
We can bring up one person by reservation, but then what about millions of others waiting for their turn.
Reservation in its concept is a bad thing, it makes people less competitive. Which results in less qualified and useless people to reach the places, where even toppers are not allowed. It is bad for everyone.
The SC/ST people who know that they will get a job even if they does not get enough marks, they will stop getting proper education.
If a person knows that government will reserve a seat for them, without looking at their eligibility then why would he try to be eligible.
If a person knows that no one can dismiss him from his job because he is an SC/ST then why would he work.
Humans are lazy by nature. They work only when they have fear to lose something.
Reservation of any kind should be avoided, irrespective of the criteria. Even if some one is poor then provide him money. And leave it on him to utilize that to succeed or spoil. If some category of persons are deprived of good schools, then provide them good schools, leave it on them to study and get enough marks to succeed.
Then only we will be able to create a generation, which will be able to reach new horizons, have presence of every cast and religion and which can take India to new heights.
