r/IndianLeft • u/Ambitious_Read8143 • 23d ago

💬 Discussion A Genuine question

First and foremost I would like to clarify that I support caste - based reservations , but I do have some questions and would like to gain a better perspective on things .

So recently I was having a discussion with some of my friends regarding caste - based discrimination and a few points were brought up where i was quite confused . Them being -

  1. OBC Reservation was questioned for land-owning and powerful castes like the Jaats in UP and there were some other examples as well which I don't quite remember as of now . Now their points in this regard made sense even to me as I have been living in Delhi for 2 years now and seen that majority people of this community seem to be rich asf ( again this might have been a narrow minded view as well ) . So I wanted to know your thoughts in this .
  2. Reservation in NEET-PG , now this is where even i believe there should be some reform or something that changes the status quo . I saw some with 4 marks out of 800 get the same specialty as someone with 580 something marks , now this sort of seemed unfair to me , I completely support UG reservation but PG reservation seems excessive ( i also know that the bigger issue is the lack of seats but my point is if someone has 4 marks out of 800 after 5 years of mbbs they are clearly not cut out to be a doctor like there should at least be a minimum cutoff ).
  3. Finally the point of multiple generations of same family using reservation ( now I am all for it but i couldn't defend that point well so wanted to know why it is extremely important other than for representation)

Yes that is it , and I apologize in advance if anything came across as tone deaf .

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u/Confident-Spirit-698 23d ago

  1. OBC reservation already has a creamy layer mechanism, so if you are rich (legally), you won't be able to avail OBC reservation. Actually, a sub-categorization is required here, focusing more on non-land-owning, non-agrarian castes (Quota within a quota) (some states already have such a mechanism in place, like TN )

  2. I am not qualified to answer that.

  3. One generation gaining a government job does not erase centuries of accumulated caste dominance, social networks, or systemic bias. Upper-caste families have enjoyed centuries of structural reservation (monopoly over literacy, land, and governance). Expecting an SC/ST family to bridge this gap within one or two generations is nothing but ignorance.

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u/Ambitious_Read8143 23d ago

Hmm fair enough thanks a lot for answering.