This article is the result of a lack of equal representation in the media when it's predominantly controlled by upper castes.
I'm baffled about how this article passed editorial scrutiny, likely due to the overrepresentation of upper castes.
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It reads like the worst WhatsApp University propaganda, even for a reputed newspaper.
The entire article is just plain foolish. Nevertheless, I'll highlight some crucial points that are utterly absurd.
1. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 '𝗗𝗿. 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗸𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.'
We, as Dalits, are exhausted from repeatedly debunking this misinformation. It seems like the truth is often overlooked.

The 10-year limit was specifically for political reservation, a point Dr. Ambedkar never advocated. In fact, he opposed a fixed 10-year timeframe, even for political reservations for SCs.
𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴.

In 1948, an advisory committee was formed, and some of its members proposed the removal of all reservations.
𝘈𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘳 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘩𝘣𝘩𝘢𝘪 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭, 𝘙𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘥, 𝘑𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘦𝘩𝘳𝘶, 𝘒.𝘔. 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘳. 𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘬𝘢𝘳. 𝘋𝘳. 𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘬𝘢𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘴. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Babasaheb said in constitution assembly debate
" 𝐼 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝐼 𝑑𝑜 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑜 𝑓𝑎𝑟 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠....
𝐼𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝐼 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠....
𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑠 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑜 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠. 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐸𝑑𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝐵𝑢𝑟𝑘𝑒, 𝑖𝑠 “𝐿𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒 𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑔𝑜 𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟”.

During poona Negotiation with M.K. Gandhi, Dr. Ambedkar demanded the continuation of the reservation system for 25 years. Following this period, he called for a referendum among the voters of the Depressed Classes, empowering them to decide on the method of election, whether through a separate electorate, joint electorate, or reservation of seats.

𝑆𝑜 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑠, 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡 𝑜𝑓 ‘𝑚𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡’ 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝐶𝑠 & 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒 𝐻𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠.
Hence, the timeframe under discussion during the Poona negotiations wasn't about ending reservations. Instead, it revolved around the referendum, allowing the Depressed Classes to determine the future approach to electing their representatives.

𝟐. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐇𝐔 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐔𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬.
This assertion blatantly overlooks the fundamental philosophy of Reservation – Representation. The existence of this article highlights how overrepresentation can lead to the publication of pieces filled with propaganda against Reservation, articles that deviate significantly from the truth.

𝟑. "𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬, 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬."
This statement is akin to admitting defeat in educating Upper Castes about the concept of Reservation. It suggests a reluctance on their part to seek understanding. Instead, there seems to be a preference for shifting blame onto politicians, creating more confusion around the topic of Reservation.

Before upper caste Hindu start demanding reservation ( although they already have EWS reservation) of their own, maybe they should take a moment to understand the actual purpose of reservation and the centuries of discrimination and isolation faced by marginalized communities. They still face the same in many places. Scrapping reservations will never be the solution; it's just a poorly thought-out excuse to avoid acknowledging the need for genuine social equality.