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Mayawati hits out at RSS on ‘creamy layer’ for SCs, STs
BSP president Mayawati has opposed any 'creamy layer' within SC and ST reservations, calling the concept inappropriate and against the humanitarian aims of the Constitution. In a series of posts on X…
The Story in Brief
BSP president Mayawati has opposed any 'creamy layer' within SC and ST reservations, calling the concept inappropriate and against the humanitarian aims of the Constitution. In a series of posts on X on Sunday, she said affirmative action is about social transformation and self-respect, not just economic progress, pointing to continued caste-based hatred and atrocities.
She also hit out at RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for his recent remarks that reservation has been deliberately politicised and that beneficiaries should voluntarily give up benefits. Mayawati described the RSS position as a reflection of a 'casteist mindset' that serves narrow political interests. The RSS has not responded.
The Indian Opinion
The idea of a creamy layer for SCs and STs sets off legitimate alarm. But Mayawati's refusal to even discuss it risks protecting elites who have cornered the best jobs while the poorest Dalits remain landless and illiterate. The RSS chief's call for voluntary surrender, however, sounds like an escape hatch for a system that has not delivered equality. The real test will come when a government tries to table a Bill: will Dalit MPs vote for a sub-quota within the quota or block it entirely?
Source: thehindu.com
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