Jun 08,2005 The Hindu
CHENNAI: The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has urged the State Government to devise an adequate legal safeguard for the Government's decision to scrap the common entrance examination for admission of students to professional courses.
``The issue of the 69 per cent reservation in employment is pending before the Supreme Court for 10 years. The 25 per cent reservation for rural students in the admission was struck down by the High Court (in February 2002). A similar fate should not befall this move too,'' the party founder-leader, S. Ramadoss, told presspersons here on Tuesday.
As there was scope for someone to move the court against the Government's latest order and challenge its validity, the Government should promulgate an ordinance to provide suitable legal cover. ``Even the Assembly can be convened for a special session for passing a law,'' he added.
On the possible adverse impact on the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students, Dr. Ramadoss said they were less in number and hailed from urban areas with affluent social background.
As for accommodating students in the colleges with the same marks in core subjects, he suggested three parameters for selecting the students. The aggregate marks and performance in Tamil should be taken into account. Also, if the students had taken Tamil as the medium of instruction, that should be given importance.
Special treatment sought
Demanding the renewal of the 25 per cent reservation system for rural students, Dr. Ramadoss said his party would continue to struggle for achieving this.
Asked why the reservation should be made for rural students, as the move to scrap the CET would benefit them, he said the rural students deserved a special treatment as in the last two decades, they had been ``discriminated'' against.
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