 | Maya wants quota even in judiciary
(MASTER BLOW OF MAYAVATI JI)
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LUCKNOW: UP chief minister Mayawati on Saturday sent yet another letter to the Prime Minister - the seventh in 10 days -- asking for an increase in the percentage of quota for SCs/STs as per their population and introduction of quota system in judiciary, private sector and other places where it has not been implemented as yet.
The letters are being seen as the BSP chief's move to play the caste card before the 2012 assembly elections. Also, the fact that she is sending out a series of letters - instead of clubbing all her quota-based demands in one composite letter - is being seen by some as a cheap gimmick to garner maximum publicity.
Her detractors say that she has chosen quota as a tool as she has nothing to lose, and if her demands are not met, she will be able to tell her votebank that the Centre did not heed her request, while at no stage will she have to accept responsibility for implementing her demands.
In her letter, Mayawati has stated that the population of Dalits and tribals have increased considerably since independence, hence it is important to increase the percentage of reservation to Dalits and tribals in government jobs and educational institutions.
She reiterated inclusion of MBCs in SC/ST list and providing them a fixed quota within quota. She had suggested that after including MBCs, Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims in the SC/ST category, the percentage of quota should also be increased in accordance with the increase in number of communities. She had even recommended amendment in the Constitution to increase quota and to include more castes and classes for reservation benefit.
She had demanded that the reservation policy should be put in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution so that it cannot be challenged in any court of law.
Arguing that increase in quota will help marginalised sections to join national mainstream, Mayawati also patted her back for initiating a number of schemes to benefit the downtrodden in UP. The BSP government has introduced quota for Dalits in allotment of government contracts up to Rs 25 lakh, reservation facility in promotions, filling of backlog reserved category vacancies, 10% quota in jobs in private sector units established with the help of state government and quota in jobs for Dalits in the services outsourced to the private sector.
Maya has also decided to introduce 23% quota to SC/ST and 27% for OBCs in the industrial units established under public-private-partnership. Besides, the government has also implemented several schemes -- free housing for urban poor and Dalits, scholarships for Dalits, backwards and Muslims among other things. |
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