Fractured Fraction
There is a fraction that is more famous among Indians now than any other fraction. It is "one third". Yes you guessed it correct, its the magic number mumbled for reservation in parliamentary seats for women. Ceremoniously this is brought in for "discussion" just before that session of parliament to be adjourned sine-die.
Neither the proponents nor the opponents have guts to put forward their case, discuss about this issue in the parliament. Oh! forget it, when Budgets are passed during oppositions boycotts, when a most needed law struck down without any thought just because it found place in a piece of paper called common minimum p(r)ogram, one cannot expect any thought process amongst our lawmakers to discuss on the merits and demerits of reservation for women.
Personally, I am happy that this "law" is only in the "under discussion" state and not "passed".
People's representatives should be chosen by the people. Narrowing down to saying that you should choose only this sect or that sex or that religious or that caste person as your representative, defeats the very purpose of democracy. I can understand the need for SC/ST reservation for parliament. This quota is for representation of downtrodden people who are majority in a consitituency but still are not getting their voices heard at proper place. But where is such a pressing need for women to be consider in the same plate? If women are as oppressed as SC/STs then I wonder how people have conveniently chose to believe that 2/3 of the Indian constituency do not oppress women?
I do not understand why should there be reservation for every thing that needs upliftment. I wonder what kind of reservation helped women to uplift themselves to compete, be at par, surpass men in newer fields like IT. It is the competitive mentality amongst the women that did it. Surely the reservation jingoism will undo it.
We have seen almost negligible result in positive direction due to this reservation scheme for social justice.
This one-third mantra is simply yet another catchy slogan like "gareebi hatao", "adaindhaal dravida naadu", "varga pOr", "raamar koyil kattiyE theruvOm" kind.
I sincerly pray that this kind of stale thoughts should never get to see light.
Neither the proponents nor the opponents have guts to put forward their case, discuss about this issue in the parliament. Oh! forget it, when Budgets are passed during oppositions boycotts, when a most needed law struck down without any thought just because it found place in a piece of paper called common minimum p(r)ogram, one cannot expect any thought process amongst our lawmakers to discuss on the merits and demerits of reservation for women.
Personally, I am happy that this "law" is only in the "under discussion" state and not "passed".
People's representatives should be chosen by the people. Narrowing down to saying that you should choose only this sect or that sex or that religious or that caste person as your representative, defeats the very purpose of democracy. I can understand the need for SC/ST reservation for parliament. This quota is for representation of downtrodden people who are majority in a consitituency but still are not getting their voices heard at proper place. But where is such a pressing need for women to be consider in the same plate? If women are as oppressed as SC/STs then I wonder how people have conveniently chose to believe that 2/3 of the Indian constituency do not oppress women?
I do not understand why should there be reservation for every thing that needs upliftment. I wonder what kind of reservation helped women to uplift themselves to compete, be at par, surpass men in newer fields like IT. It is the competitive mentality amongst the women that did it. Surely the reservation jingoism will undo it.
We have seen almost negligible result in positive direction due to this reservation scheme for social justice.
This one-third mantra is simply yet another catchy slogan like "gareebi hatao", "adaindhaal dravida naadu", "varga pOr", "raamar koyil kattiyE theruvOm" kind.
I sincerly pray that this kind of stale thoughts should never get to see light.
posted by Kupps at 10:42 PM
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