Thursday, June 01, 2006

Found this really good article on net... A must read

May Be The Future Is Like This :-Reservation

Sun is rising as usual in the east. Im standing here outside theschool,waiting for my 10 yr kid. He studies in class 2. Only this yearhe could get admission into the school. For the last5 yrs, admissionswere closed for the general category students.School bell rings. I can see a lot of happy children coming out of thegate, i waited for half an hour and my kid came at last after otherchildren.Genaral students are not allowed to cross the gate unless otherOBC/SC/ST students have crossed the gates.OBC/SC/ST fathers drive away their children in classy cars. But i hv towalk back home with my kid a 5km stretch. I lost my car some years backwhen Govt. came with a rule that general people have to deposit a taxequal to cost of their cars. Failing which i had to sell the car. As faras buses are concerned, the seats in buses are reserved for OBC/SC/ST.So no place there also.After walking some 5km in scorching heat i finally reached home.
It was wednesday ... shit , no electricity.Every mon,wed,thu,sat is power cutin the houses of General category population .So that SC/ST/OBC can beuplifted by providing them with every opportunity and in thatconsideration electricity is an important factor.Its 10:00 pm in night no electricity at home. Its very hot inside the four walls of home .So i dare to step out in park with my wife and kid.I seated myself with my family on a secluded bench in garden. It was hardly 5 min ...a guard came to us strolling in the park.He asked me what caste you belong to. I said with some hesitation .. G..General.He asked me to paya fine of Rs.200 and get out of the park.My Fault...The bench I was sitting on was meant for again the SC/ST/OBC. For their upliftment, peace of mind is an essential things. So govt came with this decision to reserve benches for them.Kudos to them...
Its early in the morning ...the newspaper wala just knocked the door.I took the newspaper and started reading ..,its independence day . i never used to forget this days some 20 yrs back. My kid hardly knows wat 15th august is,because i never told him any stories of greatness of our country or anything realted to country.I don't feel like telling him the failures after freedom.On front page of newspaper, in a corner their is a news about a OBCmember getting 6 months impriosonment in "BAL SUDHAR GRAHA" from ajuvenile court for murdering a six year old girl. Yes the rules havebeen amended ,since the last 5 years.The Culprit was a 25 year old OBCso age relaxation was provided for trial of crime.So he was taken to juvenile court, since there is an age relaxation for OBC/SC/ST.About 11 am some one gave me the BAD news about demise of one of my neighbour and friend Mr.Mehta. I went to his house for condolence nextday,his body was lying there still rotting in the heat.I asked his son about the Cremation .His son told me " Many reserved category have died yesterday so we are not getting entry to creamtion ground ". This ruleis the latest from Govt.Where the seats in creamtion ground will be reserved for SC/ST/OBC for their upliftment. Finally next day Mehta jiwas creamted.i could see the sun setting through the Flames burning alibarated Body, liberated from caste n creed.I was surprised sun still sets in the west.?It was about 9 pm , i was about to sleep in my bed my son came to mewith innocence in his eyes , inquisitively he asked me the question: "what is reservation?" I asked him where u listened that .He suddenly burst in tears .. i asked him to keep..quiet.But i could listen through his sobs "mujhe bhi reservation chahiye".How can i convince him its no other toy in the market i can get for him?He kept cryin that night ,claiming many of "his classmates have got reservation".To make him quiet i said ok ,I'll buy you reservation at your nextB'day.HOPE he understands the bloody concept soon