5 per cent quota for Muslims in AP

by **Mayavi Morpheus** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:19 pm

How did this piece of news miss our attention?

http://us.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/13ap.htm

The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh has announced a five per cent quota for Muslims in educational institutions and government jobs in the state.

The community has been included into the backward classes for this purpose.

The reservations will come into force with immediate effect.

With this, the Congress government has fulfilled a key promise made to the minorities in its manifesto for the recent assembly election.

The government order is likely to be given statutory backing through enactment of a Bill in the budget session of the assembly.

Government sources said the reservations were announced based on an in-depth study of the socio-economic condition of the Muslim community conducted by the Commissionerate of Minorities Welfare. The study focused mainly on the living conditions, occupational profile, income and literacy levels of the community.

As per the 1991 census, the population of minorities in the state is 72 lakh, or 11 percent of the total population. Muslims account for 8.5 per cent of the state's population.

The CMW study revealed that around two-thirds of the Muslims in the state live below the poverty line and another 16 per cent have annual incomes below Rs 44,000.

The literacy rate among the Muslims is only 18 per cent as per the 1991 census. It falls further to 4 per cent among Muslim women.

The study revealed that a majority of Muslims are engaged in petty businesses like running pan shops or tea stalls, selling fruits or flowers or working as labourers in engineering workshops.

The community in the rural parts of the state comprises mainly artisans.

Both the Congress and Telugu Desam had promised reservations for Muslims on the eve of the assembly election. The then chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu had offered 3 per cent quota to the community if his party returned to power in the state.

The Congress, on the other hand, had promised 5 per cent.

by **Mayavi Morpheus** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:22 pm

Pressed submit twice. Can the mods delete this post?

by **IdontDiscriminate** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:15 am

I stumbled upon this post just now and unfortunately I'd created a similar post in the Problems/Issues section. It's completely unwanted and very sad for most people. _ congress.

by ZC » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:17 am

the govt is basically saying......

people are racists and are not allowing muslims to progress.....so reservations are required !!

by **IdontDiscriminate** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:34 am

ZC wrote:the govt is basically saying......

people are racists and are not allowing muslims to progress.....so reservations are required !!

Tell me something new about the 'secular' congress.

by **Mayavi Morpheus** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:49 am

ZC wrote:the govt is basically saying......

people are racists and are not allowing muslims to progress.....so reservations are required !!

Do you ever think before posting?

by **black wizard** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:51 am

Mayavi Morpheus wrote:
ZC wrote:the govt is basically saying......

people are racists and are not allowing muslims to progress.....so reservations are required !!

Do you ever think before posting?

by ZC » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:53 am

Mayavi Morpheus wrote:
ZC wrote:the govt is basically saying......

people are racists and are not allowing muslims to progress.....so reservations are required !!

Do you ever think before posting?

No. i dont think. any problem ?

by **wizzy** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:55 am

ZC wrote:
Mayavi Morpheus wrote:
ZC wrote:the govt is basically saying......

people are racists and are not allowing muslims to progress.....so reservations are required !!

Do you ever think before posting?

No. i dont think. any problem ?

aaahahahahaaaa!

go get em ZC!

by ZC » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:02 am

wizzy wrote:
ZC wrote:
Mayavi Morpheus wrote:
ZC wrote:the govt is basically saying......

people are racists and are not allowing muslims to progress.....so reservations are required !!

Do you ever think before posting?

No. i dont think. any problem ?

aaahahahahaaaa!
go get em ZC!

get who? and do what ? :roll:

prefer the fictitious-ness....altoo-phaltoo behaviour of the boards....no need to see faces, meet in FH meets and then try to impress people by only showing the good......i prefer to stay BAD

by **black wizard** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:03 am

ZC wrote:
wizzy wrote:
ZC wrote:
Mayavi Morpheus wrote:
ZC wrote:the govt is basically saying......

people are racists and are not allowing muslims to progress.....so reservations are required !!

Do you ever think before posting?

No. i dont think. any problem ?

aaahahahahaaaa!
go get em ZC!

get who? and do what ? prefer the fictitious-ness....altoo-phaltoo behaviour of the boards....no need to see faces, meet in FH meets and then try to impress people by only showing the good......i prefer to stay BAD

dude! u r damn wierd!

by ZC » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:06 am

woh tho mein hoon ....anything else?

by **The Rainmaker** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:43 am

ZC wrote:the govt is basically saying......

people are racists and are not allowing muslims to progress.....so reservations are required !!

i really hope the govt doesnt "think" like you!! :lol:

by **The Rainmaker** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:45 am

ZC wrote:woh tho mein hoon ....anything else?

Unbelievable!! You're going to be an FH Lord after ten posts! :roll:

by ZC » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:47 am

The Rainmaker wrote:
ZC wrote:the govt is basically saying......

people are racists and are not allowing muslims to progress.....so reservations are required !!

i really hope the govt doesnt "think" like you!!

when people ask me

"is there racism in Aussie/UK/Singapore?" i dont know what to answer ..... i think, "u have lived as a forward class in India, for sometime u shud experience the life of BC/SC/ST outside India, if not inside India"....unfortunately, i am cant talk like this on some-ones face.....its easy to say on DBs :roll:

by **The Rainmaker** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:29 am

ZC, except for Bihar (the lawless state), the BC/SC/ST's are not having a bad time in our country ..... the way you have portrayed the situation is long gone. Since a decade, BC's have been actively utilising reservations and making giant strides in every walk of life. Now, its time for the govt to scrap the policy of reservation. That is the best way for the backward classes to join the mainstream.

by ZC » Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:06 pm

The Rainmaker wrote:ZC, except for Bihar (the lawless state), the BC/SC/ST's are not having a bad time in our country ..... the way you have portrayed the situation is long gone. Since a decade, BC's have been actively utilising reservations and making giant strides in every walk of life. Now, its time for the govt to scrap the policy of reservation. That is the best way for the backward classes to join the mainstream.

u sound like a pro-CB Naidu guy who is talking abt APs progress sitting in HYD.....go to villages and see.......i said the same for Naidu, he lost the elections :lol:

by **Mayavi Morpheus** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:09 pm

I reckon you posted the above from one such village. Did u?

by ZC » Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:11 pm

Mayavi Morpheus wrote:I reckon you posted the above from one such village. Did u?

sarcasm ****lo pettu-ko

by **The Rainmaker** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:21 pm

ZC wrote:u sound like a pro-CB Naidu guy who is talking abt APs progress sitting in HYD.....go to villages and see.......i said the same for Naidu, he lost the elections

I have a riddle for ya.... just made it up.

What is the opposite of PROGRESS?

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CON-GRESS!

by ZC » Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:22 pm

The Rainmaker wrote:
ZC wrote:u sound like a pro-CB Naidu guy who is talking abt APs progress sitting in HYD.....go to villages and see.......i said the same for Naidu, he lost the elections

I have a riddle for ya.... just made it up.

What is the opposite of PROGRESS?

CON-GRESS!

cha-------------------too late man...people have already used this when i was a kid

btw, i am not defending congress, i never did.........

by **asli_badmash** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:36 pm

Does nature make RESERVATIONS before it wipes out a species.

I think it should be like how Darwin put it... "Survival of the fittest".

Reservations is a ploy to garner Votes and thats all they are. Muslims or SC/ST's/BC dont require reservation... If they have it in them they will shine.

Just because of reservations dont you think all the OC are having a tough time. What about them? Just beacause something happened back in history do the people from the present time have to pay for it. I dont think so...

~badmash~

by ZC » Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:38 pm

asli_badmash wrote:Does nature make RESERVATIONS before it wipes out a species.

I think it should be like how Darwin put it... "Survival of the fittest".

Reservations is a ploy to garner Votes and thats all they are. Muslims or SC/ST's/BC dont require reservation... If they have it in them they will shine.

Just because of reservations dont you think all the OC are having a tough time. What about them? Just beacause something happened back in history do the people from the present time have to pay for it. I dont think so...

~badmash~

doesnt really matter, the govt thinks so

by **asli_badmash** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:52 pm

ZC wrote:
asli_badmash wrote:Just beacause something happened back in history do the people from the present time have to pay for it. I dont think so...~badmash~
doesnt really matter, the govt thinks so

Forget the govt... what do you think ZC?

~badmash~

by ZC » Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:54 pm

asli_badmash wrote:
ZC wrote:
asli_badmash wrote:Just beacause something happened back in history do the people from the present time have to pay for it. I dont think so...~badmash~
doesnt really matter, the govt thinks so
Forget the govt... what do you think ZC?
~badmash~

i am a practical man

5 per cent quota for Muslims in AP

5 per cent quota for Muslims in AP

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