[Assam] The Foreign Service & the NE - The Statesman

[Ram Sarangapani]

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>  >Alternative means must be found to alleviate social and economic
> >backwardness.
>
>  I agree Bhuban da. But I think with vested interests all over the place,
> and the politics involved, that is never going to take place. One wonders
> why the founding fathers did not have the foresight on this aspect.
>
> Classifications on Castes & Tribes actually puts  people (Sch.
> castes/tribes) at a disadvantage.
>
> Isn't the 6th schedule on a timeline?
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> On 3/14/06, BBaruah at aol.com <BBaruah at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >  I have met one or two people from Assam or the North-east who entered
> > the Indian Foreign Service selected through the reserved quotas. I think it
> > is a good thing; otherwise these services will always remain the preserve
> > for people from the rest of India.
> >
> > What is however objectionable is the division in society created by the
> > perpetration of the 'caste and tribe' classification by the sixth schedule
> > of the Indian Constitution. Alternative means must be found to alleviate
> > social and economic backwardness.
> >
> > Bhuban
> >
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