http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/03/06/india-underestimating-the-importance-of-merit/ Discussion is an exchange of knowledge Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/03/06/india-underestimating-the-importance-of-merit/comment-page-1/#comment-828 Hari Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:41:45 +0000 http://indiafirsthand.com/?p=1661#comment-828 Right on the money. Instead of the Lalu's you will have Rabri Devi's. Right on the money. Instead of the Lalu’s you will have Rabri Devi’s.

]]> http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/03/06/india-underestimating-the-importance-of-merit/comment-page-1/#comment-827 Neetu Kaimal Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:33:15 +0000 http://indiafirsthand.com/?p=1661#comment-827 I agree 33% reservation for women is not going to resolve any of the problems Indian women face. The bill does not guarantee that the women elected to parliament thanks to the reservation will become champions of women's issues. Instead this has the makings of another loophole for the politicians to install “puppet representatives” in the parliament. I agree 33% reservation for women is not going to resolve any of the problems Indian women face. The bill does not guarantee that the women elected to parliament thanks to the reservation will become champions of women’s issues. Instead this has the makings of another loophole for the politicians to install “puppet representatives” in the parliament.

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