• August 25, 2006 :*#$%*!*%$^*!$ Arjun Singh introduces OBC reservation bill in parliament.
• December 14, 2006 : A few wise men sitting in parliament approve the quota bill.
• January 4, 2007 : Section 3 (iii) of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission), Act 2006 comes into effect.
• January 7, 2007 : YFE files a petition against 93rd amendment of Constitution of India.
• March 29, 2007 : Two judge bench vacates the interim stay on reservation bill.
• August 8, 2007 : SC stays the quota implementation.
• April 11, 2008 : SC clears 50.5% general category quota.
• May 14, 2008 : HC stays OBC interview in IIM-C. And technically puts a spanner in MBA admissions 2008
• May 15, 2008 : HRH Arjun Singh moves to SC in order to negate the quota implementation stay.

These are just a few key dates. In between these dates there has been a lot of deliberation and lot of thought has gone before coming out with each of these orders. But, somehow, everyone involved with decision making has missed the important points.

• Are OBC’s the ones who need the quota most?
• What happens to urban poor or brahmin poor? Don’t they have a right to compete?
• Arent we discriminating the so called upper caste by giving the other castes an upper hand?
• Why not have a scholarship based system? where candidates from quota categories get scholarships and hence a fair chance to compete.
• How many of those who have got quota benefit have given back to society?

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