General? Better luck next time.
Yes, your marks are more. But you are General category. Try somewhere else.
A wise speaker on a talk show once said that India is the only country where we fight and demand to be called "Backward". True. Being born to General category parents is the opposite of being born to poor ones. But the problems faced are the same. Shell out more for what is rightfully yours.
I suppose it is assumed that General category are "generally" rich, live in bungalows and drive the latest models from Honda and Volkswagen. From application fees to colleges to getting the Transfer Certificate and the marks cards, everything is charged more for us.
Most of us in the General category think twice about going to McDonalds and prefer second hand Maruti's. Price rise, whether in Petrol or Onion, pinches our wallets. I have seen students of "the other categories" splurging on multiplex and IMAX; fun even we could have enjoyed, had our fee been reduced. Most of us settle for Gandhi class.
General class do not ask for laws to be bent or broken. But, we do need the same rights and opportunities And to be treated as normal citizens whose earning does not come in the way of his/her aspirations. Recognition in terms of merit and our hard work. General class wants to be treated as general, not extra-paying people. We do not have that much cash.
Perhaps its time we stand up for our rights, demand sops, ask politicians to represent us; its time we raise our voice.
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