tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084249946014888400.post7582389460059110807..comments2023-10-10T04:12:46.727-07:00Comments on Idle Musings...: "Upper" House stoops lowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084249946014888400.post-55750690209983127542010-03-09T11:06:38.450-08:002010-03-09T11:06:38.450-08:00Actually, this is a case of "damned if you do...Actually, this is a case of "damned if you do, damned if you don't". Even if the bill is passed, the wife of the politician will take the seat. Ironically, Laloo Yadav who did the same thing in Bihar is opposing it. Other way, having more women in the Assembly will reduce the number of fist-fights. The issue of elitist women getting preference is banal. Don't we already have that at all places where we have caste-based reservation - from college admissions to jobs ? Perhaps reservation based on caste is not justified, but that based on gender is. Strangely, in Britain and USA, women gained the right to vote not through affirmative action. Is there a message here? Maybe, but Indians are so good at ignoring the obvious....Chimyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299674728401995496noreply@blogger.com