Why Modi’s Comment On Nehru’s Reservation Policy Doesn’t Pass The ‘History Test’
The first constitutional amendment that PM Modi also invoked to attack Nehru has a prominent instance that shows his stance in favour of reservations. Chief Minister of Madras Kumar Swami Raja requested the Union Government to amend the Constitution to protect the interests of backward classes. Though Article 16 was already there in the Constitution, allowing provisions of reservations for the backward classes if they were not represented properly in government jobs, a new article was needed legitimising the abilities of the states to come up with specific provisions needed for the advancement of SCs, STs and any socially and economically backward classes. So, after discussions, Article 15 was inserted, noting, “Nothing in this article or clause 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 the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.” This amendment also brought in a new category, ‘backward classes,’ apart from the SCs and STs. Following the mandate of Article 340 that was passed on 26 January, 1950, the first backward classes commission was appointed under the chairmanship of Gandhian Kaka Kalelkar.
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