You will remember that at the time of the 2015 Vidhansabha, it was Mohan Bhagwat who had given a statement to reconsider the reservation given to the backward castes of the country in the interview given in Panchjanya and Organizer published by the Sangh. Vishwa Hindu Parishad also reiterated that demand. The leaders of the grand alliance created a lot of hue and cry on that statement of Bhagwat. What Bhagwat had said at that time, is standing before us as truth today. The volunteer Prime Minister has completed that important agenda of the Sangh. The constitution was amended to give ten percent reservation on the basis of poverty.

Shivanand Tiwari said that the Modi government does not have a majority in the Rajya Sabha. There is a danger of this amendment getting stuck. That’s why it was passed in the Lok Sabha by making it a ‘money bill’ with the force of majority. After being passed in the Lok Sabha, there is no need to pass the Money Bill in the Rajya Sabha. The Supreme Court has also approved this. The constitution bench of five upper caste judges declared this reservation as constitutional. The most worrying thing is that one or two judges of the bench told the need to reconsider the reservation given to the backward castes. After this decision, articles have also started coming in favor of reconsideration of reservation.

Remember, in 1992, a nine-judge constitution bench declared the government’s decision to give reservation in central government jobs to backward castes on the basis of the recommendation of the Mandal Commission as constitutional. Narasimha Rao’s government, formed after VP Singh’s government, had added 10 percent reservation for the general classes on the basis of poverty along with the reservation recommended by the Mandal Commission for backward castes, but the same constitution bench of nine judges The said reservation given on the basis was canceled by declaring it unconstitutional.

The National Vice President of RJD said that the arrangement for reservation given to Dalits and tribals was made in the original constitution itself, but due to the prevalent caste system in the Indian society, due to the social, educational backwardness of the vast population of backward castes. Our Constitution itself has given instructions to constitute a commission for the study and to take action according to its recommendations. On this basis, soon after the first election of 1952, in the month of January 1953, ‘Kaka Kalelkar’ commission was formed to study the condition of backward castes and recommend ways to give them equal opportunities in the mainstream.

It is clear that the arrangement of reservation has not been made as a means to remove poverty, but because of the caste system, the backward group has been included in the mainstream in the social and educational sector. On this basis, the constitutional bench of nine judges had canceled the provision of giving ten percent reservation on economic basis, but today the constitutional bench of five judges rejected the amendment made by the Modi government in the constitution for the purpose of giving reservation on economic basis. Not only did it agree with the constitution, but one or two of them also told the need to reconsider the system of caste-based reservation.

Shivanand Tiwari said that in order to understand this fundamental change in the approach of the Supreme Court, it is necessary to understand the political and social environment of both the periods on the issue of reservation. In 1992, when the nine-judge constitutional bench did not accept the recommendation of the Mandal Commission as constitutional and added 10 percent reservation on economic grounds, the social and political environment of that period should also be understood. At that time there was a strong social and political atmosphere in favor of the movement for social justice.

It is to be noted that courts do not function in a vacuum. The indirect effect of the then socio-political environment works on them too. Therefore, in 1992, based on the recommendations of the Mandal Commission, such a decision was taken by the Supreme Court in favor of reservation. Although, in the said constitution bench of nine judges, almost all the judges will be from the upper castes, but the pressure of the political and social environment of that time was also working in favor of reservation. Compared to that today the atmosphere of support for reservation has weakened, rather the voice of opposition has increased. Even among the backward, there is no unity as before. In them too, the greed to attract the votes of the general castes has increased.

This is the reason why they are not able to register formal opposition to the decision in favor of reservation on economic grounds against the constitutional system. That’s why the matter of reconsideration of reservation is being raised in both judiciary and politics. But once upon a time, the groups fighting for social justice are almost silent today or are raising their voice in support of reservation in a very weak voice.

Shivanand Tiwari said that Mohan Bhagwat was in Bihar. He has said that every person living in India is a Hindu. No one has reacted to his statement. During the 2015 Bihar assembly elections, this same Bhagwat had told the need for reconsideration of reservation. Today they are saying that all the people living in India are Hindus.

The direction in which the country is moving can be gauged from this announcement of the Sangh chief. Babasaheb Ambedkar had taken a vow that he would not die in Hinduism. He had accepted Buddhism along with lakhs of his followers, but according to Bhagwat they would be considered as Hindus. That is, this definition of Bhagwat is going to declare Ambedkar Sahab’s resolve to sacrifice his life outside Hindu religion as untrue. Don’t know whether the devotees of Baba Saheb are seeing this or not.

RJD’s national vice-president said that according to Savarkar’s definition, Muslims and Christians are not number one Indians, because their holy land is outside this country. According to what the Sangh chief has just said, both of them will also be considered as Hindus. The question is what place will they get in Hinduism! Will they be called Hindu Muslim or Hindu Christian. As in the past, he had told the need to reconsider the reservation and today after seven years, we are seeing it as a reality. In the same way, it will not be surprising if tomorrow the Sangh Pracharaks make a law for the Prime Minister to be called a Hindu Muslim and a Hindu Christian.

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