The poor Janarthan Dewedi, the congress general secretary and former Hindi teacher, for the first time was able speak his mind and express his internal feelings. He talked of reservation on the basis of economic criteria. He might have got the courage of expressing his views publicaly on a sensitive issue like reservation only after a discuss with the congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi.
However, strong opposition by caste lobbyists forced congress to beat a hasty retreat over the issue. The congress President Sonia Gandhi had to come out with a statement in favour of existing system of reservation and poor Dewedi has not been seen since then.
Every political leader in private conservation admits that an elite has been created in schedules castes and OBC's that is taking the benefits of reservation. The poor in power castes are not getting any benefits. But nobody is ready to take any step over the matter.
However, in case Rahul Gandhi wants to prove himself as a leader he has to take some courageous steps rather than calculating every thing on vote parameters.
However, strong opposition by caste lobbyists forced congress to beat a hasty retreat over the issue. The congress President Sonia Gandhi had to come out with a statement in favour of existing system of reservation and poor Dewedi has not been seen since then.
Every political leader in private conservation admits that an elite has been created in schedules castes and OBC's that is taking the benefits of reservation. The poor in power castes are not getting any benefits. But nobody is ready to take any step over the matter.
However, in case Rahul Gandhi wants to prove himself as a leader he has to take some courageous steps rather than calculating every thing on vote parameters.
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