Coup in Bangladesh… When did India burn in the fire of reservation?
In neighboring Bangladesh, such anti-reservation violence spread, forcing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. A coup d'etat ensued and the military took over. There have been many protests over reservation in India too, but never as bad as this. There is a long history of protests demanding reservation and against reservation. When did the reservation violence take place in the country, please elaborate… In 1990, when the then Prime Minister VP Singh Mandal Commission recommendations were implemented for the first time, the upper caste community, the streets in the country. There were protests across the country against the OBC reservation. In this situation, Delhi University student Rajeev Goswami committed suicide. The protest was held against the 27% reservation in government jobs for OBCs. Although the protest started at Delhi University, it spread to other educational institutions across the country, leading to violent protests in many parts of the country. In many places students boycotted the exam. The movement ended when the BJP withdrew support from the Janata Dal government and VP Singh resigned as Prime Minister on November 7, 1990. Patel Movement: In 2015, there was a protest led by Hardik Patel demanding Patel reservation in Gujarat. The Patel community took to the streets in more than 12 cities. During this they vandalized and set fire. Hundreds of vehicles were set on fire. The railway tracks were also uprooted. Jat movement: The UPA government's inclusion of the Jat community in the OBC category was struck down by the court. Due to this, the Jat community took to the streets in many states including Haryana. His movement took a violent stance. The maximum impact of the movement was seen in Haryana. There was a lot of violence and arson. Gurjar Movement: The Gurjar community in Rajasthan took to the streets several times demanding separate reservation. They have blocked the railway line for several days. In 2015, people from the Gurjar community took to the streets and occupied railway tracks. When the Gurjars took to the streets on May 21, 2015, violence erupted at many places. The main center of the movement was Pura village in Bayana tehsil of Bharatpur district. Then the ruling BJP government again tried the tactic of five percent reservation. But the High Court stayed the reservation as it exceeded its acceptable limit of 50 per cent. Maratha Reservation: The demand for Maratha reservation in Maharashtra has been going on for a long time. Marathi people have taken to the streets many times. In 2018, a young man committed suicide. Subsequently, the protesters set fire to many vehicles. The Nishad Reservation Movement is demanding 5 percent reservation in Nishad government jobs. On June 7, 2015, there was a commotion in Kasarwal area under Sahjanwa police station. They protested by sitting on the railway tracks. Meanwhile, the argument broke out and the police resorted to baton. One person died during this. Subsequently, he is said to have died in police firing.