Lok Sabha/6th May, 2010
Madam Chairman, I stand here to support the demand that has been made, through a census, about backward class communities.I only have seven points to make because of paucity of time. Why do we require the census of backward class communities to be done? Firstly, it is for better development planning of BCs so that their educational and social level parameters come up to the level of upper castes.
The second point is that numerous writ petitions are being filed in the courts of law stating that there is no population of backward classes. To negative these writ petitions which are being filed in courts of law, it is needed.
There is a misconception that constitutional safeguards are only for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. This is totally true. For Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, articles 341 and 342 are there. For BCs, article 340 is there, though it was implemented lately, in 1990s only.
Article 15 (4) was given by none other than the great Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. I would like to know from the Congress Party whether Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was a castiest. He has given article 15 (4) wherein reservation was given to OBCs. This is the point which the hon. Minister must answer when he replies to the debate. That is why, in the light of article 15 (4), this demand is being made.
Which OBC list should be followed? This is a census done by the Central Organisation. So, the Central OBC list should be followed. In the Central OBC list, how many BCs are there? It is 1,963. The number of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 1,300. So, not much difference is there.
The next point is, why can the NCBC or the State BC Commission not do this exercise? This exercise cannot be done by them. The NCBC and the State BC Commission can do a survey. But they cannot do a census. They do not have the wherewithal; they do not have the infrastructure and the capability to do it.
My next point is very point. There is a confidentiality clause in the census, whereas in the Citizenship Act and the rules, no such confidentiality clause is there. In the light of the recent eves dropping conspiracy and telephone tapping, I would like to know from the Government as to what steps will be taken to protect my privacy. This information will be there. All my ten fingers will be there. The information of citizens, especially of the Muslim community will be there. I would like to know what would be the safety mechanism for upholding the privacy of the citizens in the light of the NATGRID? This information can be shared by the IB and other organisations. …
(Interruptions)
What will happen to fifty lakh Indians who are working in Gulf countries? Will they open an NPR because NPR is being done now? Will this exercise continue not only for the next year but on a continuous basis? It is because their names have to be reflected so that they can get the Unique Identification Card.
The last point is that, for this population enumeration, can the forms be given in Urdu, especially in Andhra Pradesh, Bengaluru and Lucknow? It is because when the enumerators are going and asking the details in Muslim localities, they are answering in Urdu.
The last and important point is that for the first time we are seeing how the BJP is badly exposed. The BJP’s slogan was “Justice to all and appeasement to none.” But what Shri Munde has said, has exposed the BJP.
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