http://www.indiadaily.com/breaking_news/43265.asp Political parties criticise SC direction on Pvt. Colleges Aug. 21, 2005
The recent Supreme Court direction scrapping government quota, including reservation for SC/ST and OBC students in private colleges, today came under severe criticism with various parties describing it as an injustice to the backward classes. "This direction is an injustice to Dalits and people of economically backward class. We will oppose this direction and urge the government to bring a new legislation for its reversal," said CPI secretary, D Raja. Addressing a public meeting held on the issue here, he said the matter of admission policy and fee structure cannot be left to the private colleges. CPI(M) leader, Nilotpal Basu, said the Supreme Court's direction stipulates 15 per cent reservation for non-resident Indians (NRIs), while denying reservation for the "actually deserving" students. "The Dalits and other backward classes should get reservation so that they can join the mainstream. But the Supreme Court direction denies reservation to them, while it gives reservation to NRIs," he said. He said all parties are unanimous on the point that this direction should be reversed. An all-party meeting is scheduled on August 23 at the residence of HRD, Minister Arjun Singh, to discuss the matter. JD (U) leader Sharad Yadav said the private educational institutions have turned into money-making agencies. "Constitution makes provision for reservation for Dalits. The Supreme Court decision violates the rights conferred by the Constitution," Yadav said. National president of Indian Justice Party, Udit Raj, said the SC/ST and OBC students would lose out on 42,000 seats, which were earlier reserved for them in private professional colleges, as a result of the court's decision. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hp8uhgl/M=362343.6886681.7839642.3022212/D=groups/S=1705064309:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124650951/A=2894354/R=0/SIG=11qvf79s7/*http://http://www.globalgiving.com/cb/cidi/c_darfur.html";>Help Sudanese refugees rebuild their lives through GlobalGiving</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥««¤»¥«¤»§«¤» This is ZESTCaste whose members watch India's painful journey to society's de-casteisation. Members are encouraged to post messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join ==theZESTcommunity====================================== [1] ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ [2] ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ [3] ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ [4] ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ [5] ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ [6] ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ [7] ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ [8] TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
