Extreme poverty and casteism have long been the material that our political leaders use to create their vote banks but why have the Dalit groups who attacked me last week not done more? Is it because their compassion is fake or because they have learned how to exploit these most deprived of India’s citizens just like politicians?
In August 1990, India s 7th Prime Minister, V.P. Singh, implemented the Mandal Commission report to reserve seats for the backward classes in government jobs and public universities. In an interview to author Neerja Chowdhury, he said:
Quota rejigs have been tried by political parties often to woo a section of voters based on caste. But the courts have squashed the benefits, a key reason why Bommai government wants the Centre to place its proposed changes in the ninth schedule
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