‘Ambedkar would be pained to see that SC/ST still need reservation’
The Hindu
Ex-secretary general of LS says ‘he was for a casteless society’
Fondly remembering Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Subhash Kashyap, former secretary-general of three Lok Sabhas said, “If Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was alive today, it would have pained him to see that the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes still need reservation. He was for a casteless and classless society.”
Talking about the Father of the Indian Constitution on his death anniversary, Mr. Kashyap said, “It would have pained him to see that people are increasingly wanting more reservation for their castes. The reservation for SC and ST was agreed by the Constituent Assembly on the condition that it will not be extended to any other group of people. He repeatedly said he was for a casteless and classless society.”
As the chairman of the drafting committee, credit is given to Dr. Ambedkar for the Indian Constitution but he had once told Mr. Kashyap, one-to-one, that he was not happy with the final version of the Constitution.
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