Letters to the Editor
Quota in IITs
(May 1, 2006)
The proposed reservations in IITs and IIMs being done by the Indian
HRD ministry is like going back into the days of VP Singh and the
Mandal commission back in 1990 when I was just in first year college.
It is very discouraging to millions of young and qualified students
who are not in the reserved category.
If one recalls watching 'India's Rajiv' by Simi Garewal you will
recall the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi calling the Mandalisation
of Indian politics as very "unfortunate". It is indeed
a shame that the UPA government headed by the Congress party is
doing virtually the same thing now as it opposed back in 1990.
I applaud the Indian science and technology minister Kapil Sibal
for being vocal in his opposition to these proposed reservations
even if he has broken his party's protocol. Politics in India need
vocal leaders and not mute sycophants.
Published in:
Central
Chronicle (May 1, 2006)
The
Tribune (May 8, 2006) |