Learning from Bangladesh: A Warning for India?
Sheikh Hasina recently fled the country following protests against her proposal for 30% reservation for 1971 War veterans' families. Despite three terms in power and significant political control, this backlash proved overwhelming.
This situation raises a crucial question: Does it indicate that altering reservation policies in India could trigger similar unrest? The events in Bangladesh underscore the volatility surrounding affirmative action changes.
For India's political landscape, this serves as a stark reminder of the deeply entrenched nature of its reservation system. It suggests that any attempts to significantly modify these policies could face fierce opposition, potentially destabilizing even well-established governments. Indian politicians may need to approach reservation reforms with extreme caution, balancing social justice aims with the risk of widespread discontent.
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It's always never as simple as one policy change as media would like to portray. Decades of stagnating or declining living conditions, increasingly unaffordable daily necessities, increasing household and national debt, etc are the root cause for these things.
Agree. One fact u missed though. Its extremely difficult or nearly impossible for islamic states to be democratic n secular n escape military rule. Turkey is only exception and all cause of Great Ataturk. Bdesh and Pak had only one difference. In pak, islamic scholars have more hold or say on the society as compared to Bdesh.
You're basing this on first or second hand islamophobia. Islamic societies have contributed vastly more to current understandings in science and technology than they're credited for. Development isn't strictly tied to religion, and it's very naive to say Islamic states cannot be democratic or secular or controlled by the military without understanding how they got there in the first place.
We should have done the same back when the VP Singh government introduced reservation.
In India it is completely opposite here people want more reservation install of removing it.
The reason is that around 80% of Hindu population is beneficiary of it or eligible to be benefit by it. No community would give up such quota. And if it is taken back by any Govt, protests will be vvv difficult for any govt to handle and they obviously wont be making govt next time
@LooseGoose why are you saying India is not democratic, India is as democratic that democratic can be. Consider If Muslims are in majority and they throw out the Indian constitution in place of Quran do you think it will be peaceful?
Extremist Hindus have been talking about replacing and changing constitution as well, maybe you didn't hear about it.
Even BJP MPs have said it - https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/karnataka-bjp-mp-calls-for-rewriting-constitution-report-101710050541494.html
Actually Hasina’s govt collapsed despite the SC took back quotas and reduced it to only 7%. The student/youth protests became anti govt protests and anti minority protests. Lesson is only one- curb any kind of protest with both the boots before vile elements take over it.
Give reservation to everyone.. that is the only way it can made toothless.
India has outlived many civilisations and will outlive many democracies/dictatorships.
Reservation is a blot. If you want free shit, earn it like we did - by going to IITs at heavily subsidised fees
Reservation can be reduced in India by only powerful govts. Wait for next term. Marginal change may be effected in a yearly manner
If Sheikh Hasina got kicked out over veteran benefits, India's caste quotas are like a ticking time bomb. Indian politicians are in a tough spot - mess with reservations and you might start a huge uproar. It's a classic "no-win" situation. They'll need some serious skill to change anything without causing major trouble. This Bangladesh situation is a big wake-up call for India's leaders.