RSS converts 200 Indian Muslims into Hinduism.

[The_Showstopper]

Reservation is only for past discrimination. For others, as you stated there is already help one way or other. Best talent among the poor are provided scholarships by the govt anyway.

Oh dear, you are back to square one.... Please go through the following as to what the Constitution states...

"Constitution accords to these weaker sections of society protective discrimination in various articles, including Article 15(4). This clause empowers the state, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Articles 15(1) and 29(2), to make special reservation for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes."

Source: http://iasir.net/AIJRHASSpapers/AIJRHASS13-225.pdf

 

[Indrani]

Oh dear, you are back to square one.... Please go through the following as to what the Constitution states...

"Constitution accords to these weaker sections of society protective discrimination in various articles, including Article 15(4). This clause empowers the state, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Articles 15(1) and 29(2), to make special reservation for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes."

Source: http://iasir.net/AIJRHASSpapers/AIJRHASS13-225.pdf

Which means it can be a class based provision but not a religion based provision. So class wise, there is already many benefits given out to the poor in terms of ration cards and subsidies.

 

[Agent_47]

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[The_Showstopper]

Which means it can be a class based provision but not a religion based provision. So class wise, there is already many benefits given out to the poor in terms of ration cards and subsidies.

Do you agree that our Constitution provides the SC/ST or any other backward class special privileges based on their present standing and not just as an atonement for the past injustices they faced? If so, my point is proved. At the same time let me inform you that I prefer reservations for those who are economically backward rather than their caste. But if Hindu downtrodden is given special benefits, downtrodden of other religions should also be given similar benefits.

 

[Indrani]

Do you agree that our Constitution provides the SC/ST or any other backward class special privileges based on their present standing and not just as an atonement for the past injustices they faced? If so, my point is proved. At the same time let me inform you that I prefer reservations for those who are economically backward rather than their caste. But if Hindu downtrodden is given special benefits, downtrodden of other religions should also be given similar benefits.

No, reservations were meant for imposed disabilities and only they were included in the original constitution. They could have amended the constitution to include other sections due to vote banks later on. So it got distorted later on. While there is provision for class based reservation it has never been applied because it is not economically feasible since literally whole of India was poor at the time of Independence.