New Delhi: Political parties have shown rare unanimity in implementing the reservation debate but the Opposition is still finding it hard to take a clear line on the issue.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) dilemma on the quota issue is still far from over.
Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Arjun Singh ensured the implementation of the quota proposal is put on a faster track before he left for Saudi Arabia.
A thirteen-member oversight committee has been announced to facilitate this.
The committee will be headed by Congress leader Verrapa Moily and will oversee the entire process of providing 27 per cent more reservations for the OBCs.
This committee will be assisted by three sub groups.
"Our mandate is to prepare a comprehensive road map to implement the plan and while doing it, we will ensure that no loss is caused to the general merit student," says Chairman, Oversight Committee, Veerappa Moily.
While the government may be trying to work out the best possible way to end the quota row, the BJP is getting aggressive with the government.
The trouble is that it still doesn't want to take an anti quota line.
"We are for reservations but merit should also be kept in mind. The implementation process is the crucial issue," says, BJP Spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad.
In the meantime, the anti-quota protest has gone beyond the political spectrum and is now drawing support from the spiritual gurus as well.
"There should be a limit to reservations. All higher education institutions should follow merit while the lower education institutions should have reservations. I will appeal to the politicians to do something to ease the rage of the agitating students," says, spiritual guru and Art of Living founder, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
And while the quota debate continues to rage, the government is now working on a war footing to meet the 2007 deadline set for the implementation of the reservations.
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