The OBC quota reservations is a temporary palliative, is not a permanent cure of the ills of the educational system in our country.
The Supreme Court's refusal to vacate the stay order on government's 27 per cent OBC quota order is a welcome blessing in disguise.
This will give enough time for the government and the politicians to reflect on their determined bid to thrust on the educational institutions their vote bank politics.
Self serving politicians are keen to play the OBC card. By this, they are only dabbling in dangerous vote bank politics. They don't seem to be interested in the high standards of prestigious institutions and the future welfare of the students. The OBC quota reservations is a temporary palliative, is not a permanent cure of the ills of the educational system in our country.
Now, what the HRD minister Mr Arjun Singh should do is to come out of his mind set completely and shake the educational system's abysmal standards of elementary and secondary schools through out India.
He should come out with a well thought out and practical ways to give elementary and secondary education of reasonable quality for all children through out the country. Once this gets into operation fully through out the country, students coming out of schools will not need the crutches of reservation and quotas. They will be able to stand on their own merits and compete equally with others.
Quotas and reservations will come redundant and thing of the distant past. I hope the time is now for realistic reflections on problems like OBC, quotas and creamy layers. Government and politicians should not think the apex court's action as a set back for them. They should calmly think of about the welfare of the coming future generations and come out with innovative schemes.
