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Pandora’s Box  ?

Wikipedia defines it as follows :

In modern times an idiom has grown from it , meaning

·          “  Any source of great and unexpected troubles  ",^[2]   ,  or alternatively

·          "  A present which seems valuable but which in reality is a curse  "

Could Maharashtra Chief Minister, Shri Devendra Fadnavis have opened a Pandora’s Box by granting reservation quota of 16 % to the Maratha community ?

Could he have, possibly NOT EXPECTED the following  ?

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Maharashtra: Stand for Maratha reservation creates domino effect 

The state government's decision to grant reservations to Marathas has led to a domino effect. Similar demands have been made by other social groups like Brahmins, Dhangars, Banjaras, Bhoi, Ramoshis, Wadars seeking fresh categorisation as backwards or a change in their category

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Citing Marathas, Hardik Patel revives Patidar quota demand, corners Congress, BJP  

 

Patidar OBC quota stir leader Hardik Patel on Wednesday put the ball in the court of the opposition Congress to introduce a private member’s bill seeking reservations in the Gujarat assembly in the wake of the reservation granted to Maratha community in Maharashtra.

“If the BJP in Maharashtra can grant reservations to Marathas through a bill, why can’t the same can be done by the same party in Gujarat? And like the Shiv Sena and the NCP supported the bill in Maharashtra, the BJP and Congress too should support each other over a similar bill for Gujarat,” Patel said.

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Both Dhanani and Patel said Gujarat should follow the example of the Maharashtra bill, which was based on a survey of non-reserved classes conducted by a backward class commission. Both the leaders also maintained that not just the Patidars, but all non-reserved communities should be included in the same.

For the first time in over two decades, the agitation left the BJP unsure about unflinching support of influential Patidar community, which comprise 12% of the six million population of Gujarat.

And with demand of private member bill from the Congress, just before the 2019 Lok Sabha election he has been trying to hit both the Congress and the BJP with one stone.

“If the Congress has love for us, it will support our demand. And, if the BJP will not support the Congress’s bill, it will make their intention clear,” Patel said.

After leading agitations which were frowned upon because of their violent nature, Hardik Patel’s latest argument based on the Maratha quotas in Maharashtra, is being seen as legal and legitimate.

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And today’s Hindustan Times carries following headline :

“  86 % Marathas literate, how can they be educationally backward ?

16 % QUOTA  /  OBC groups term findings in ATR , bill contradictory and unrealistic

Pleas against quota to be heard on Monday  “

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And , I am sure , none of the persons / parties mentioned in these news , have read :

Divide Quota ? To rule Raj ? 

Imagine the

·         great and unexpected troubles 

·         A present which is a curse  ,

When they get to read that  !

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06  Dec  2018

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Subject: A FREIGHTENING THOUGHT : PLEASE IGNORE FOR MANIFESTO

Divide Quota ?  To rule Raj  ?

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Yesterday , Maharashtra Assembly passed ( unanimously ) a bill providing a quota of 16 % to the MARATHA community

Under a new category called , “  Socially Backwards “

That raised the total of quotas to 68 % ( including earlier 52 % okayed by the Supreme Court )

Not content with the “ Vote Gathering Impact “ of this “ Reform “ , Shri Fadnavis said :

Open to quota for backward Muslims: Devendra Fadnavis    

After Marathas, Brahmins in Maharashtra seek reservation

What with 2019 elections looming large , it is only a matter of time before,

#   Gujarat tries to be one-up and grants 20 % quota to the PATIDARs

#   Haryana betters Gujarat by allotting 25 % quota to the JATs

If the States can compete with each other for improving their respective ranks on “ Ease of doing Business “ , then why not let them compete on “ Please of getting Votes “ ?

Of course , that would mean that soon , we would have BACKWARD communities cornering 100 % quotas – leaving nothing for FORWARD communities  !

To overcome this “ Tyranny of Arithmetic “ , I suggest following “ Skullduggery of Social Statistics “

Let us introduce a NEW category with another 100 % quotas for “ FORWARD COMMUNITIES “ , under which to allot :

·      15 %  to  “  Socially Forward “ communities of   Parsis and Punjabis

·      15 %  to  “  Economically Forward “ communities of Marwaris and Gujaratis

·      15 %  to  “  Educationally Forward  “ communities of Marathis and Keralites

·      15 %  to  “  Culturally Forward “ communities of Bengalis and Biharis

·      15 %  to  “  Religiously  Forward “ communities of  Ayodhyawasis and Babri-Niwasis

·      25 %  to  “  Politically  Forward “  communities of  Kashmiris and Naxalites

Now , my above suggestion on  % age  distribution of quotas among “ FORWARD COMMUNITIES  “ category , must not make those lose hearts who are still uncovered !

Being the world-class experts at “ SOCIALLY DIVISIVE NOMENCLATURES “ , we have invented terminologies such as :

#    UMG  [ Upper  Middle  Class ]

#    LMG   [ Lower  Middle  Class ]

#    HNI  [  High Net Worth Individuals , aka “ Stinking Rich “  ]

#    BPL  [  Below Poverty Line  ]

#    EWS  [  Economically Weaker Sections  ]

#    MIG  [  Middle Income Group  ]

#    LIG   [  Low Income Group  ]

#    Creamy  Layer  …………. Etc

Given the political ingenuity of our Netas , I am certain that they will figure out dozens of methods to circumvent the Supreme Court dictate and succeed in ( may be ) granting 20 – 25 % reservation quota to any minority / majority group , bold enough to ask for it !

Why can’t we have 1600 % quotas to satisfy everyone ?

After all , it was we Indians who invented the concept of ZERO  !

So , let us add as many ZEROs as we want  !

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03  Dec  2018

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