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43. The Committee could have played it safe. Despite some opposition, the Committee included its opinion on the matter. And that opinion is unequivocal: the creamy must be excluded.
44. What is allegedly for the poor goes to the rich. Is that reasonable? Trumpeted by the Parliament as a "boost to the morale of the downtrodden" and " in the right direction of ensuring social justice to other backward classes " and "ensuring social justice to those weaker sections ", Article 15(5) dupes those who actually need preferential treatment. (See: Prof. Basudeb Barman, M.P., the Parliamentary Debates, p. 531, December 21, 2005; Prof. M. Ramadass, M.P., at p. 510; and Shri C.K. Chandrappan, M.P., at p. 494 respectively). For the poorest of the poor, reservation in college is an empty promise. Few of the financially poor OBCs attend high school, let alone college. Instead of rewarding those that complete Plus 2, the 93rd Amendment (Art 15(5)) poses another barrier: they will have to compete with the creamy layer for reserved seats.