Reservation to Backward Muslims

Secularization and not Secularism is the need of the hour

Though one can not deny the backwardness of many of the muslims, one can certainly doubt if reservation would guarantee improvement of their state. The real question to be asked is: What is the real reason for their lagging behind? Is it that they are in any way discriminated or denied opportunities in the current times? It would not be an exaggeration to say: as the majority of the majority is going forward, a majority of the minority is moving backward. The community should introspect why they do not move along with the majority. Is their overzealous religiosity and ritualism the root cause? Is what their religious men preach every Friday, in tune with the modern times and pro-development in the contemporary sense?

What the community needs more urgently is Secularization. A phase of Secularization of education, thought and attitude should precede any reservation, so that the benefit is not dissipated.