Friday, May 05, 2006

Let us see what President does..........

Students have met President A P J Abdul Kalam on the issue of reservation. Giving a patient hearing to the 21 point agenda presented to him by the students, the President assured them that he would "look in to the matter" and would take up the issue with the appropriate authorities. Student brought to his notive among other points, how the fundamental right to education should be same for all, that investment in primary education has been a failure, pros and cons of second Mandal report.

I will be all eyes and ears to what President says and does in this matter.

Confusion, Confusion & Confusion.....

I am confused. I don't know what to make out of it. SC is hearing issues related to enchoachment on public land. In Delhi SC is pulling up every government agency including Delhi and Central government on not taking desired action to remove enchraochments on public land for residential and commercial purposes, even a minor unauthorised addition in an authorised house. But in Baroda SC puts a halt on removal of unauthorised religious structures on public land. What does it mean? People can enchroach on public land, build a religious structure, start living in it, and start earning money out of prayers and offerings and local adminstration will not be allowed to remove it. But people can not enchroach to build a house or a shop.

Why this discrimination in a secular country? Why Central government's appeal is allowed? Is it that both government and SC respect the measure of nuisance value of the protesters. More nuisance value more soaps. Or this stand is only for Gujrat under Modi?