In this monologue, I'm going to talk
about two topics because they're sort of
uh running parallel right now. One is a
suggestion for reservation reform
Andolan and the other one is this 48
hour ultimatum that CJP I don't call
them cockroach. I have another name for
them that also starts with the letter C
and ends with the letter A. And uh there
is a very definite connect I believe
between all these lumpins like
congressmen and uh the CJP and also
amadi party they'll unite for something
and then they'll divide in case they
need to divide their vote share or
whatever. So first let's talk about
reservation reform party. So first thing
that needs to be done I think this is
across the line because you have to
ensure that the merit is kept at a
certain level. You can't have situations
where there are applicants and they are
from the reservation category and
because there are applicants so then
what happens is you keep lowering the
bar for the number of marks they get in
an entrance exam to the extent that it
even goes into negative territory that
cannot happen so what needs to happen is
I think there's already a certain number
that people have arrived at I think the
number is 40% or 30% below the topper
number let's say that the top mark in an
exam is 299 out of 300. Now, how low
should the threshold be? Well, there are
some metrics that Indian government has
found in the past and I think it is 30%
or 35% of the top number. Let's say 40%.
Easy, right? 40%. 40% of 299 would come
to something. You do the math, right
guys? It's it's almost uh 120. Let's say
119. 119 is the cutff. Let's say there
are only 20 reservation students who are
crossing that 119. Then what happens to
the remaining 80 seats that may be
reserved? Well, those things need to go
into the general category. And from the
last number that made it from you just
work your way down and give it to them.
Now simultaneously what needs to happen
is you need to have the schedule cast
schedule drive the reservation category
students go through some kind of a
quality improvement program so that if
they make this number in the next 6
months or in the next one year they can
take this exam multiple times then they
can qualify for the next year. this
needs to happen that means that entrance
exams could be taken multiple times like
the way SAT is and then you decide which
way this needs to be progressed. So that
is as far as making sure that general
category students will come in plus also
making sure that a certain threshold for
all courses is maintained. So that's
first part. Next thing is how do you
avoid people from committing suicide
because they are not measuring up to a
particular course. Well, this is an easy
thing to solve. What you do is you put
prerequisites for the so-called tough
courses. If you put prerequisites, then
everybody has to take that prerequisite
exam. This is when the student is
already enrolled in a university like an
IIT. You make sure that the student
actually passes the prerequisite exam.
And if the student doesn't pass the
prerequisite exam, that person cannot
take that course until that person
passes the prerequisite. Again, the same
looping where they can go and prep for
it and make sure that they get above
that passing mark and then they can go
and take that course. That makes sure
that the students are ready for the
grind that come as part of some courses.
Some courses are easy, some courses are
hard. This is the way you know
especially technological courses are
technological curriculum is not easy.
This is the creme de creme university.
So you need to make sure so this way
what happens is you don't have suicides
you have equitable distribution of
seeds. Plus you ensure that whoever is
coming in doesn't matter whether they
are coming from a reserve category or
general category you make sure that the
quality is maintained at a certain
level. I hope somebody who's uh you know
watching this thing listens to these
suggestions because I thought about it
for a long time said I need to make sure
that whatever it is that I'm suggesting
sounds fair and appears to be fair and I
think this is a fair way to start this
we need to do something about it viewers
you cannot just wish it away thinking
that oh we'll just keep telling them and
keep talking to them but don't do
anything that's not going to work I have
a feeling this is going to have an
adverse effect on the UP elections and
you need to make sure that the whole
thing is done in such a way that I may
be missing some end cases so you can
think this thing through but this is the
way it needs to be done have debates
have people who are in educational
institutions to come forward to you know
debate all these proposals keep it out
keep it for public you know inputs
that's the way you solve this problem
because that makes sure that the
government is receptive and you don't
have to proceed for an answer before the
UP elections but if you show that effort
that you are listening that will help
you in a big way. Everybody has to have
a say in it. Nothing wrong. Why don't
you think that even somebody who's
applying from a reserve category doesn't
want to be at the top of his game and
you need to make his or her game. You
need to make sure that we give them the
right opportunities. So this is as far
as the reservation reforms is concerned.
Now let's take a look at the CJP threat.
The CJP threat is within 48 hours the
chief election commissioner Ganesh Kumar
needs to resign. Why? Because there was
a disscent among the CEC and the two
election commissioners 14 times and
therefore he needs to resign. What
logic is this? I don't
understand. First of all, who is CJP? I
mean these are a bunch of you know
leftclumpins and they have no
credibility here. They have no say. Even
Rahul Gandhi is asking the same thing.
For all of you, let me tell you how did
this thing come out? It came out by way
of an Indian express post. How many of
you know that the work that was done was
done by one person and then the credit
was stolen by somebody else not based in
Delhi but from Bombay and because this
person in Bombay is a favorite of a
certain person. What favors? I don't
know. But then this person gets
helicoptered into Delhi and make some
sham interviews and come up with stories
and the lead goes on in this person.
This is called a stealing credit in
journalism who owns Indian Express by
the way. Did you know that after the
founder passed away what's his name? I'm
trying to remember the one that
Gurumorti used to work for. Anyway, so
all that thing happened Indian Express
to the best of my knowledge split into
two. One is called the Indian Express.
The other one is called the new Indian
Express. I believe that the new Indian
Express is a little bit more inclined
towards the original Indian Express. And
this Indian Express is something that is
again owned by a politician. A slee bag
wears white smooth tongue and the
sleeves bag has some people who are you
know basically in positions of board and
things like that. And uh I don't have to
tell you more but I did put one story
out as an audio tape of one such sleeves
bag of this person who explained how
jately fixed kit Azad okay and I don't
remember which election it was 2014 or
2019 one of those things where Kit Azad
lost on a BJP ticket and I think after
that he decided to quit the party and uh
join I think right now he's maybe in TMC
he was in Congress also for some time
and now I think he's in TMC But
basically Indian Express has become the
mouthpiece of the Congress and like this
thing. I mean those of you who know
about the inside workings of Indian
Express can share your wisdom on who
really owns this paper. But long story
short, everything points to the same old
ecosystem or what you know is said in
that movie Kashmir files system, right?
So this is what it is. There's nothing
more than that. I think the government
should concentrate on trying to make
sure that the reservation reforms are
put in place. They need to come out with
the white paper and explain this is what
you're going to do it. No one left
behind. That's the message. Or get
everybody along. Whatever you want to
put a positive thing, get everyone
along. Make sure that you know along the
lines of what I'm suggesting you think
through this thing. I mean there are a
lot of smart babus who can you know take
these kinds of things and make into a
proper working document. Put it out for
public discussion. Make sure that people
understand it and they can in give their
input. Have a committee you know review
those things and come up and say okay
this is rep two we have added these
things. Have a proper design document
like the way you would do it in
corporation. So that v1 had these things
v2 we added these things. V3 is up for
release now. And this is what we're
going to implement. have the country go
with you. Believe me, it may be not
palatable to some, but the fact that you
be you were open and transparent about
it and you did that extra yard will put
you in goodstead. This is my two cents
to the awesome two the the duo who sit
and review on everything that happens in
India. Namaskar.