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4.1.5 Essays or Articles Against Reservation in Print Media

Experts said the print media only in this period when the topic of reservation for OBC in the educational institutions run by central govt was to be made after passing the bill in both the houses the print media has published several articles against reservation. Most of the articles were penned by Brahmins. In fact several of the non Brahmins said these print media had made special requests from these persons to write articles against reservation. The main points carried out by almost all these persons, are against reservations. The merit in these institutions would be at stake. Reservations given to the OBC would stall the nations progress (what progress has been made even after 60 years of independence asks these experts)

By giving reservations to the majority who are poor and from rural areas the nation is acting in a discriminative way! (what about the equality the majority are denied asks the experts who is discriminated by whom? Let the nation as well as the Brahmin fanatics first settle the issue who is deprived by whom?) Can media if it was unbiased publish such scrap? Because the media is itself is totally in their hands and as the policy makers of the nation they have the heart to write articles in this form and make false propaganda about reservations said the experts.

Most of the articles suggested that the govt. before giving reservations in these institutions develop the standards of the schools and give every one a good standard school education so that merit would not suffer, (Here the experts put forth only. The following question why after 60 long years of independence only now they are thinking of developing the standard of all schools so that good education is given to one and all. What has made them suddenly realize this big truth that too after 60 years? What are their true ulterior motives asked these experts?) Thus the only way to deny and at least delay the process of reservation for OBC with an immediate effect was to speak of

improving the standard of schools, unfortunately the govt. has also become fooled and acted to this effect! When OBC intellectuals wrote a tight fitting reply those articles were not even acknowledged. None of them were published! This is the instance of media monopoly says the experts.

Another song they sing against reservation is that by reservation their (Brahmin) dreams are killed. The experts say for them only their bloody dreams are killed but in case of OBC/SC/ST, they are killed, for they are deprived of their right and the very opportunity to be educated in an institution run by the central govt. These institutions being funded by the govt. are run by the tax payers so it is just, all of them get an equal opportunity to get education from it. But OBC/SC/ST cannot enter the iron door of these institutions. Is it just? In the false name of merit they (OBC/SC/ST) are denied good education in these institution and they form not only a majority over 95% of the population but what more is they are the natives of India.

One of the articles that has appeared in the New Indian Express says that if reservation is given to OBC they would get education form Pakistan, Arabia, Kuwait, who is against it; asks the experts. It is better they quit our soil once for all for they have done enough harm! Further in that article they said already they are taking such steps. All the experts said in a single tone that if the Brahmins leave India; India would become a developed nation by five years.

The experts said the media has failed to project the real rural India for it always projects India as a nation full of prosperity, where as majority are deprived of every form of comfort, good food, clean water, education, etc., but the media never cares to project or publish the truth of poor sufferings. Unless the media is unbiased the experts claimed that any nation would never become a developed nation. That is why India only remains as a developing nation for over 60 years. In India media is not only biased it is totally concerned only about the 3% Brahmins welfare and indifferent about the 97% people basic needs. The reality is in these 60 years the rural poor has only become poorer but has lost their health and hence their longevity. They due to the evil effects of modernization face health hazards. Even the drinking water they get is polluted by