“Dark destiny looms as Bengal, other states lavish OBC quota on Muslims”, First Post, July 5, 2023:

“Politics can paint a zebra in the colours of a kingfisher, but it can’t make it go fishing or fly.

Bending the Constitutional guarantee of Article 15.1 that “the State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them”, a provision was created within OBC (Other Backward Classes) of reservation for Muslims.

In this context, Article 15.4 is important: “Nothing in this article or in clause (2) of Article 29 shall prevent the State from making any special provision for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.”

Now, the Constitution does not clearly define “Backward Classes”. Instead, it floats it in the river of ambiguity to refer to educationally and economically underprivileged individuals compared to other social groups……”

Read the full article at Firstpost.com