BORN AND BROUGHT up in free India, today’s youth is no longer ignorant. We all are educated, rational and understand our rights. The right to equality is a fundamental right and reservation in itself is the biggest way of inequality. The Youth for Equality is an effort on the part of medical students of Delhi to bring out the issue of reservation from behind the closed doors to limelight. We, as part of the medical fraternity, know that one impulsive moment is enough to kill a patient, and at the same time we know how hard it is to keep a heart beating and life clock ticking. We know that life is too short and too precious for compromises, and compromises are one thing that we are not ready to do.

One thing that has been brought out time and again by our forum is that instead of making reservations, the government should make primary-level education uniform enough to give each student an opportunity to compete at a common platform. After all, in the end, only merit should be counted. Besides, caste cannot divide the amount of gray matter in our heads nor can it limit our aspirations and dreams of becoming successful doctors in life. A meritorious student will achieve anything irrespective of the caste.

With due respect, our ministers must realize the fact that their vote bank tactics cannot, should not, and will not be able to divide the youth of India. The medical students have just started a revolution and it is not going to end here. This is not only about us but also about each and every person from different fields of life. This forum is also an appeal to the people to come out and support the cause.

India being a democratic country gives the rightful opportunity to its citizens to voice their opinion. We have just taken it up to wake up the nation. It is time for the youth to unite for a common cause and stand up for their rights. On the platform of the Youth for Equality we are out to tell the politicians that we will not let history repeat itself. There is going to be no ‘