Minorities 4.5% sub-quota as good as dead?

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NEW DELHI: With the advent of Narendra Modi, it may well be the end of 'Muslim quota' promulgated by the Congress. Social justice minister Thavarchand Gehlot told TOI that the BJP government was opposed to 4.5% sub-quota for minorities because it was reservation based on religion which was "unconstitutional". Minority affairs minister Najma Heptullah also said she was opposed to minority reservation because quota killed the "spirit of competition". The strident calls may end the Centre's aggressive stance to fight the quota case in the Supreme Court where it is awaiting review. The sub-quota was struck down by the Andhra Pradesh High Court and the Centre had filed a review in the apex court. If the upfront opposition from the newly-appointed BJP ministers is any indication, the Centre may reverse its stance or even withdraw the review petition from the apex court. The comments from Gehlot and Heptullah indicate that both ministries, which powered the sub-quota, appear set to renege on the stance taken by them under the UPA. In December 2011, the Centre carved out 4.5% quota within the 27% reservation available to OBCs. The sub-quota was earmarked for backward communities belonging to religious minorities who form part of the OBC list. While the sub-quota caters to all minorities like Sikhs, Parsis, Christians and Buddhists, it has come to be known as 'Muslim quota' because Congress planned to bait the largest minority community through the policy. It was announced just ahead of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Rahul Gandhi made it the principal campaign plank in his speeches, flagging it as evidence of Congress's concern for Muslims. While Heptullah decried reservation as being "no solution to deprivation", social justice minister Gehlot was combative, telling TOI that 4.5% sub-quota smacked of reservation based on religion. "It is not allowed by the Constitution and BJP is against it," he said. Gehlot said the sub-quota for "minorities" was "unnecessary" because backward communities among all religious groups were part of the OBC list and availed the 27% reservation in jobs and education. In fact, indicating that this could be the end of the sub-quota, Gehlot said giving benefits based on Sachar Commission and Rangnath Mishra Commission, the key reference points under UPA, was a bad idea. "They are not required," he said.

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Hope the govt scraps the whole reservation system. :agree: The govt already have enough untalented and useless people working for it.

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Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla - ‘Muslims too many to be called minority, it’s Parsis who need special attention’ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/muslims-too-many-to-be-called-minority-its-parsis-who-need-special-attention/

Referring to the issue of Muslim reservation in jobs, she said “there is no provision in the Constitution for religion-based reservation”. The matter is in the Supreme Court. “If you have six children it is always important to see what you can do for the weakest of them. So far as my ministry is concerned, of the six minority communities the weakest is clearly the Parsis. They are a minuscule minority that is so ‘ Muslims too many to be called minority, it’s Parsis who need special attention’ precariously placed that one needs to take care of their survival. Muslims really are too large in number to be called a minority community,” the minister told The Indian Express. She said the very concept of minority and majority is relative and when talking about minorities it is imperative to understand that it is a term that encompasses many parameters, including language, apart from religion. Neither is there a ‘one-size-fits-all’ formula for the welfare of minorities. The Ministry of Minority Affairs was set up in 2006 in the wake of the appointment of the Sachar Committee by the then prime minister Manmohan Singh to look into social, educational and economic conditions of Muslims in India. Though it caters to all six minority communities — the latest addition being Jains — Muslims have, since its inception, been a special focus area for the ministry. Heptulla is yet to get a full lowdown on the ministry’s programmes and schemes, but one scheme that she is not inclined towards is the Prime Minister’s 15-point programme for minority concentration areas. “It was started by Indira Gandhi in 1980 and in these 34 years all that has happened is that successive prime ministers have merely ‘inherited’ it without any real thrust on implementation. I will have to discuss with Narendra Modiji whether he really wants to inherit it. It is striking that it has remained at 15 points all this while without one addition or deletion which should have happened if there was application of mind,” she said. Asked about the non-implementation by the Gujarat government of a scholarship scheme for minority girls, she said: “It is all misinformation. The scheme has been implemented.” This matter too is currently in the apex court after the Gujarat government refused to pay its 25 per cent share in the scheme. Heptulla made no bones about her aversion to the idea of reservation, maintaining that it cannot be a solution for anything. “I am not in continued favour of reservation. I have come this far without reservation. What is important is positive action to provide level playing field. Once we do that politically, socially and educationally they will be able to compete with the rest.”

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Hope the govt scraps the whole reservation system. :agree: The govt already have enough untalented and useless people working for it.

it cant scrap reservation systen,,,,its already been extended to 2019