Kill this bill

Caste reservations figure prominently among the political class's vote-catching tools. So it isn't surprising that, barring the Samajwadi Party and Shiv Sena, no political outfit has opposed the Constitution (117th Amendment) Bill concerning quota-based promotions for SCs/STs in government jobs, under consideration in the Rajya Sabha. Tellingly, even the SP wouldn't mind the legislation had OBCs come within its ambit. The BJP's demanded a few changes in the Bill as it stands, fearing reverse discrimination. But it hasn't questioned the policy of reservation in promotion in principle.

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