Dear Br Ashok, How do you do? Congratulations for this action. I wish you and your organization get fruitful results out of it. Is there any agitation for Universal free and compulsory elementary education, especially for Dalits? I wish Dalit organizations show more interest in getting good education with well equipped school infrastructure at the elementary level in ever Dalit ghetto. I feel, if we get proper education from the start, we do not beg for any soaps from the uninterested and promises-for-the-sake-of-votes governments. This road is more arduous, but there is no better strategy than traveling through it. Though sounding controversial, I ask, “How many of these Dalits availing reservations and enjoying life competing with other influential castes are helping their own people? And to what extent?” I strongly believe that right kind of free and compulsory education for all is the only way to uplift Dalit and other marginalized communities of all walks of like. If we go on harping on only reservations, the powers-that-be will always find holes to avoid acting on any legislation or implement it half-heartedly. We know what happened to the much-touted reservations in private sector by the congress at the time of elections. I do not expect any better results from any government as far as they do not believe in social justice. Hope, some country wide agitation will be taken up by Dalit organizations for improvement of elementary school education. We are the losers and we need to be at the forefront, I feel. Thanks Benjamin ------ From: NACDOR <nac...@gmail. com> Date: 2009/2/6 Subject: BURN THE BILL Dear Brothers and Sisters, Jai Bheem ! Dharna and protest march at Parliament on 4th February was a success. About one hundred people from all over Delhi participated in the Dharna and submitted a memorandum. National Confederation of Dalit Organisations (NACDOR) discussed this issue in great detail and has taken lead to see that this bill is opposed and suitable amendments are made so that this bill truly become THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (RESERVATION IN POSTS AND SERVICES) BILL 2008. NACDOR has given call to all Dalit Organisations across the country to BURN THE BILL on 12th February 2009 for the following reasons: Clause 2 (j): Definition of 'Scientific and Technical Post', which include post for which qualifications in natural sciences or exact sciences or behavioural sciences or applied sciences or technology are essential and use of scuh knowledge is essential in performing the duties. This clause essentially restricts the entry of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under medical, para-medical, engineering, emerging new areas of genetic, bio-technology, nano-technology, particle sciences or knowledge based industry. Clause 4 (1) restricting rights of reservation of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in posts higher than the lowest grade of A, which means that in any recruitment of posts higher than the lowest scale of A, would be out of the reach to the Dalits and hence upwards job mobility of the Dalits outside his/her parent organisation would be impossible. Clause 4(1) restricts the entry of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Scientific and Technical Posts higher than the lowest level of grade A. This restriction is far reaching and practically ban us from decision making posts in Scientific and Technical domain of India. Clause 4(1) restricts our entry in minimum 47 institutes at a level higher than the lowest level of grade A. This is particularly important to understand that it is not about teaching but also all other posts. These institutes include all IIMs, IITs, IIScs, IIITs, NIT (earlier regional engineering college) etc. But definition given in clause 2(j) is far reaching and restricts our entry heavily in science and technology field. This bill has not provided any penalty to those who violate this law. This law is ambiguous in many ways. There are few good things as well. For example, it provide constitutional backing to the reservation and hence we can seek remedy in the court. However, this Act fundamentally attack the unrestricted entry of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and hence OBCs as well. Therefore, in order to draw the attention of the Government and passing of this bill in current formats is against the interest of our people and we must BURN THIS BILL. People from Chandigarh, Patiala (Punjab), Sonbhadra, Jaunpur, Sitapur, Lakhimpur-Kheri, Allahabad, Mau, Pratapgarh, Gazipur (All Uttar Pradesh), Sagar, Rewa, Satna (Madhya Pradesh), Nagpur (Maharashtra) , Haridwar (Uttarakhand) , Sasaram, Nalanda, Patna, Navada (All BIhar), Ambala and Kaithal (Haryana) have cofirmed the BURNING OF THE BILL on 12th February 2009. Please keep up the spirit high and BURN THE BILL on 12th February 2009. We look forward to hear from other parts of the country as well. Warmly Ashok Bharti -- National Confederation of Dalit Organisations (NACDOR) M-3/22, Model Town-III, Delhi 110009 INDIA Telephone: +91-11-27419002 Fax: +91-11-27442744 website: www.nacdor.org ------------ -----
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ An educated man without character and humility was more dangerous than a beast. If his education was detrimental to the welfare of poor, he was a curse to society. -Babasaheb Dr B R Ambedkar Please visit www.friendsforeducation.org or www.ambedkarscholarship.org
