– by Shubhabrata Bhattacharya, MK Shukla and Alam Srinivas
The clamour for government jobs
is rising across India—from Jats in Haryana to Patidars in Gujarat to Kapus in
Telengana and Andhra Pradesh and Marathas in Maharashtra. The irony is that the
number of government jobs have been shrinking over the years. It all started
majorly with VP Singh’s populism and Mandal politics that opened a can of worms
in the form of reservations. In Haryana, the Jat agitation turned violent last
year. The Jats are again threatening to lay a siege on the National Capital
with yet another agitation, seeking Backward Class status. The issue is
examined in detail by Shubhabrata Bhattacharya, MK Shukla and Alam Srinivas
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