Victory?

From TOI:

Amid opposition from the private sector to reserving jobs for SCs and STs, the government on Tuesday said it will not impose quotas on India Inc, but only wanted more 'affirmative action' from the industry for the socially underprivileged.

I am taking this with a large pinch of salt. Specifically this gives the opposition a potential trump card.

Not taking out the victory procession yet. Also concerned that the IIT/IIM quota wallahs will renew their demands as a quid pro quo.

Meanwhile student agitation is gaining momentum:

The anti-reservation rally in the capital, taken out by over 1000 medical students of the five premier colleges of city, was joined by Delhi University students as well as school students.

Can they prevent the Mandalization of the premier institutes? Only time can tell. I just hope it does not lead to ugly confrontations.

Meanwhile, there was a sort of a face-off between the agitating students and pro-reservation rallyists as they gathered at the same venue -- Jantar Mantar -- to hold their demonstrations.

My advice to protesting students would be to keep away from physical harm because the pro-reservationist rallies are organized by political parties and are likely to have professional thugs and career criminals,