*Hi Intellectuals*

*I  neither am a  legal expert nor a man who has beurocratic rapport and influence😢*

*All I have is some knowledge of civics, anthropology and sociology which I had acquired while appearing for Civil Services Mains Exam in 1998. I also know that votes matter in a democracy and  those voters, when they ask the samething as a group, they can change laws into favourable conventions, by their power to change electoral results!*

*Above all I am an optimist when it comes to caste!* 

*So I see a half filled glass unlike some who complain that the glass is  half empty!*

*I am presuming that I am accepted by you as one who is equidistant from all political parties, before I write the following thoughts on the recent developments on our ST demand response from Govt.*

*It's up to you to take it with pinch or lots of salt!*

1. *The report from AU shall be discussed in State Legislature and resolved before being sent to Parliament. Will to implement the same depends on the united pressure from the caste - and  not on the constitutional limitations of the constituted team and it's report*

2. *If we see the formation of Telangana, Constitutional Experts have given it in writing that, TS would never come into existance for reasons you all know!* *Then the need of the hour and the need to come to power, moistened the cause to precipitate the struggle in TS formation Hence, I would say that, constitutional volumes can not always decide the outcome of a process in popular democracies👍*

3. *Even dragging a problem or throwing blame on Centre gives a  lot of clues, to people like me. It means that our votes are important and if we can stand united and put pressure, it will be done even for the benefit the one, who started the false promise in first place! Telangana was given for INC's benefit in impending elections! Can anyone deny this fact?*

*4.Any documented positive move in our ST cause is an accumulated evidence in this long struggle.Our thoughts should be so strategic that, any XYZ coming to power a year later, should fear our unity and work on fulfilling the ST promise!* *But, unfortunately, even the learned are throwing a spanner into the wheel by  politically overrating the constitutional lacunae in this move😢*

These are my positive thoughts over the negatives many have expressed on this move👍

Feel free to think your way; but give some thought to caste, as well 👍

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Dr. OSK Raju