Remove 50 per cent cap on quotas: Nitish Kumar

尼蒂什·库玛尔：取消50%的配额上限

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday sought the removal of 50 per cent cap on reservations and made a fresh pitch for a country-wide caste census.

The JD(U) leader was sharing his views, with journalists, on the Supreme Court upholding 10 per cent quota for economically weaker sections.

"What the Supreme Court ruled was fair enough. We were always in support of the quota. But it is high time that the limit of 50 per cent be raised. The cap is depriving OBCs and EBCs of opportunities in proportion to their population," said Kumar, an OBC leader himself who owes his rise in politics to the churning brought about by Mandal Commission.

巴特那：比哈尔邦首席部长尼蒂什·库马尔周二希望取消50%的预留名额上限，并为全国范围内的种姓普查做出新的努力。

这位民 主党领袖与记者们分享了他对最高法院支持经济实力较弱地区维持10%配额的看法。

“最高法院的裁决是公平的。我们支持配额制度。但现在是时候提高50%的上限了。按照人口比例，这个上限剥夺了其他落后阶层的机会。”库马尔本人就出身落后阶层，他在政坛的地位就得益于曼达尔委员会带来的机遇。

He also reiterated the need for a fresh estimate of the respective population of various social groups and recalled having taken it up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year.

"We were told that states could hold such headcounts. We have undertaken that exercise. But this needs to be done on the national level as well. There must be a rethink on the issue of caste census," said Kumar.

The BJP, a former ally of the JD(U), lashed out at the chief minister.

他还重申有必要对不同社会群体的人口进行新的统计，并回忆起去年与莫迪总理讨论过这个问题。

“我们被告知各邦可以进行这样的统计。我们已经着手开始这项工作。但这也需要在国家层面上进行。我们必须重新思考种姓普查问题。”

人民党联合派的前盟友——人民党，抨击了这位首席部长的言论。

"The honorable chief minister is obviously unhappy over poor upper castes getting their due. He is speaking the language of its current ally RJD," alleged BJP spokesperson Arvind Kumar Singh.

"If you want the 50 per cent cap to be raised, do the needful in Bihar as per constitutional norms. We will welcome it," he said.

Notably, among the current crop of political leaders of Bihar, the demand for removal of the cap was first made by RJD president Lalu Prasad, with whom Kumar aligned, dum the BJP, three months ago.

“尊敬的首席部长显然对高种姓贫困人口得到应有的待遇心生不满。他和目前盟友全国人民党是一丘之貉。”人民党发言人库马尔·辛格称。

“如果你想提高50%的上限，那就在比哈尔邦按照宪法规定执行。我们将对此表示欢迎。”

值得注意的是，在比哈尔邦目前的政治领导人中，首先要求取消限额的是全国人民党主席拉鲁·普拉萨德，库马尔三个月前抛弃了人民党，转而与全国人民党结盟。

以下是印度时报读者的评论：

Anand Kumar•5 days ago

Very sad indeed that NAYA INDIA is still talks about the much cursed RESERVATION- thanks to misplaced politicians who depend on RESERVATION ONLY for their SURVIVAL.. Pip Pip

太可悲了，印度到现在还在纠结该死的预留制——就是因为那些靠着预留制才骗得一席之地的政客。

Natarajan D•5 days ago

all reservations based on caste, religion should be scrapped. only poor people should be given benefits. why kids of IAS, IPS level officers of SC/ST/OBC should get caste based reservation benefits.

所有基于种姓和宗教的预留制都应该废除。穷人才应该享受这种福利。印度高等教育学院的孩子，印度高等教育学院级别的官员为什么还要觊觎基于种姓的预留制呢？

User Bezboruah•5 days ago

Why the hell is this Scorpion getting so many men as his Security Detail? Does not our India better things to do?

为什么这个黑心肝的家伙需要这么多保镖？我们印度没有更好的事情可以忙吗？

User Bezboruah•5 days ago

When is this Cockroach type Idiot, but Cunning, leaving us? These types have been the greatest curse for our India.

这个笨蛋，阴险狡诈，什么时候能滚蛋呢？这种人就是印度最大的毒瘤。

•5 days ago

Politicians instead of trying to improve the standards of those people and uplift them so that the reservation system is slowly phased out, keep them as it is by lowering the education system so that they continue to remain poor and look for reservation and freebies from govt as if it is paid by them.,It is tax payers who provide the money. India is the only country where people fight to remain backward to be eligible for reservation. This affects the country's progress.

政客们做的这些事，不是提高那些低种姓民众的水平，让预留制慢慢淘汰，而是通过降低教育水平让他们保持现状，继续穷困，向正符伸手索要预留制和免费赠品，搞得好像这些都是他们买单似的。

别搞错了，这些都是纳税人的钱。印度是唯一一个为了预留资格抢破头的落后国家。这个制度严重影响了国家的进步。

Shankara Rao T S•Canada•5 days ago

Reservations on caste basis based on population will result in more brain drain. As it is merit getting a back seat because of reservations which are accessable only by those in power who do represent large pipulation of the country. This will be suicidal as India approaches its' centinary year of becoming independent.

基于种姓的预留制会导致人才加速流失。因为预留制，只有代表着国家多数人口的当权者才能获得预留席位，而才干、品格都要靠边站。在印度即将迎来独立一百周年之际，这种行为无异于自杀。

mmmm•5 days ago

Gujarat people should not allow this senile backstabber to enter their state.

古吉拉特邦人民不该允许这个阴险的老头踏上他们的土地。

mmmm•5 days ago

This senile has made Bihar unhabitable state for patriotic citizens.

这种老瘪三让爱国的公民在比哈尔邦无法立足。

My Gow•5 days ago

Cheap politician, my simple question to Nitish: does he go to a doctor with reservation or without ?

可耻的政客，我想问尼蒂什一个简单的问题：他看病时，会选择因为预留制才得以从医的医生吗？

User Yang•5 days ago

Why not reserve 100% seats for so called downtrodden & exle all so called upper caste candidates out of the country? What a shame that the current generation is made to pay for a social inequity that was perpetrated by the british during their 200 year rule & perpetuated by these shameless politicians since independence! In the name of removing caste based discrimination, all political parties have joined hands to keep the caste based reservations alive for their vote banks!

为什么不干脆给所谓的被压迫阶层保留100%的席位，把所有所谓的高种姓都驱逐出境呢？这代印度人要为英国人200年统治期间造就的社会不平等付出代价，自印度独立以来，这些无耻的政客还在延续这种不平等，真是太耻辱了！

User Singh Lealadhar•5 days ago

Giving a quota of 10% to the financially weak upper case is a good thing. But eradicating the quota for the lower classes would be a disaster for them as the cancer of the caste system will only give them few meaningful places of value in society. They have been side-lined socially for centuries and this is never going to change substantially any time soon let us not forget.

给经济较不发达的邦10%的配额是好事。但是，消除针对下层阶级的配额对他们来说将是一场灾难，因为种姓制度的毒瘤只会让他们在社会中难以获得有价值的位置。几个世纪以来，他们一直被排除在社会边缘，这一点在短时间内无法发生实质性改变，我们别忘了。

Prakki Satyamurty•Nidadavolu•5 days ago

Make it zero and water becomes (best quality) wine in India. Why quotas even after 75 years of total failure in intellectual sector? Mediocrity reigning, India will remain a third world country for ever.

干脆直接取消吧，这样就能把纯水酿成印度最香醇的酒。为什么挣扎了75年还要继续实行预留制呢？领导层都是平庸之辈，印度注定永远困于第三世界。

Anil Kumar Khanna•5 days ago

It is high time that children are selected purely on the basis of their merit and not caste-based reservation which has been the norm just to promote vote-bank politics. Only merit-based admission and employment policy can bring out the best talent which can serve better in the fields of medicine, education and infrastructure-building. However, economic support should continue to be provided to weaker sections of the society to help them.

现在摒弃基于种姓的预留制吧，根据才干品德来挑选人才。只有择优录取和择优就业，才能培养出最优秀的人才，更好地在医药、教育和基础设施建设等领域发光发热。但是，我们也要继续为社会弱势群体提供经济支持，帮助他们。

•5 days ago

Remove cap? Create ext policy for reservations.

去掉配额？这是预留制的退出策略吧。

•5 days ago

If 50% cap cur not achieve the pitpose what will 60 or 70 do…instead of removing caste based reservation these leaders are pushing us more and more into caste.. and then they speak of our constitution which says all caste and religion is equal…how do voters of such parties expect india to develop

如果50%的上限都没用，那就算加到60或70又能怎么样呢？这些领导人非但没有废除基于种姓的预留制，反而把我们越来越推向种姓制度。然后口口声声说宪法规定所有种姓和宗教都是平等的，只要有这样的政客存在，选民们怎么能指望印度能够得到发展？

•5 days ago

WTF after some years general people will be in minority

用不了几年，普通人就变成少数派了。

•5 days ago

Reservations are dragging the country back.

预留制正把印度拖向历史的深渊。

•5 days ago

Remove all kind of quota. Its enough now. Reservation is making people inefficient and lazy. There should not be any compromise on talent.

取消各种配额吧。现在这种局面真是无解。预留制让民众低效懒散。在人才问题上不该妥协。

Blake Carrington•Atlanta•5 days ago

Can someone Ask Amit Shah to remove Jains from OBC / Minority category. I know several jains joining Colleges under backward quotas. Which tribe does Shah belong to?

谁能让阿密特沙阿把耆那教徒从落后阶层 / 少数族裔类别中删除？我知道有几个耆那教徒通过落后阶层的名额挤进大学。这位沙阿是哪个部落的？

• Blake Carrington•5 days ago

U r the type of people this country needs to get rid of…stop this caste politics your masters have put india into

你们就是印度必须摆脱的那号毒瘤，叫停你们的主子给印度设计的种姓政治吧。

Blake Carrington•Atlanta•5 days ago

General Category Hindus are now minority in India. Wow... We Pay Tax, We Vote, We Provide Support and all of sudden Muslims, SC, ST, OBC, Blah Blah Blah come and take up benefits.... Just remove reservations from education and government jobs for five year and see how Indian Talent Sky Rockets in India itself. A General Category Hindu in India is like a White American in US. No Rights.

印度教徒现在倒变成印度的少数族裔了。我真是无语了……我们纳税，我们投票，我们提供支持，可突然之间，表列种姓、表列部落、落后阶层之流都跳出来享受福利了....取消教育系统和政府职位的预留制，5年时间就好，就能看到印度的人才如何帮印度大跨步发展了。印度的印度教徒就像如今美国的白人。没有一点权利可言。

User Vashishtha•5 days ago

Please make it 100% in Bihar but leave rest of the country alone. General caste has already been suffering a lot because of this quota system.

你就把比哈尔邦的配额上调到100%吧，其他地方不用你操心。这个配额制已经让普通种姓痛苦万分了。

Rahul Tewari•5 days ago

Well Mr. CM of Bihar why don't you suggest to give some percentage of reservation to General category.

好的，比哈尔邦的首席部长先生，你为什么不给普通种姓一定比例的预留配额呢？

Ramesh B•5 days ago

These politicians have found reservation claim, loan waivers, freebies, hate speech, appeasement, luxurious life for themselves a big asset for them to fight for it and to retain them for ever and ever.. indiscipline in all spheres hovers all around..

这些政客把预留制要求、贷款豁免、免费赠品、仇恨言论、敷衍安抚、奢侈生活当成了他们为之奋斗的巨额政治财富，代代传承。目无法纪的现象无处不在。

Guest 18497

Each and every politician is thief. All general Category people should boycott these vultures

这些个政客都是贼。普通种姓应该一起抵制这些秃鹫。

Chanakya 11709

Please reserve all Govt jobs for so called deprived castes but ensure that all politicians are served by them only.

把所有政府职位留给所谓的贫困种姓吧，好好服侍你们这些政客。

Jai Maharashtra 40156

make separate country first for non-reserved class people and then all reseved category remain in country and then do politics in reserved category country

先给那些不能享受预留制的阶层建立一个单独的国家，然后让所有享受预留制的阶层留下，跟着你们一起搞政治。

Amit Sawant 24179

I am a Maratha and I never supported the reservation movement in Maharashtra but these idiots will leave nothing for General Category they want Indians to be SC/ST/OBC rather than removing casteism and the evil associated with it they are promoting it.

我是马拉地人，我从来都不支持马哈拉施特拉邦的预留制政策，但这些笨蛋不会给普通阶层留一点后路。他们一心想让印度人都变成表内种姓、表内部落和落后种姓，而不是彻底废除种姓制度及其罪恶，他们反倒大力扶持这一邪道。