Opportunities, not reservation, is what's needed, said a top leader of the BJP's ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or RSS today, which is likely to cause the party some burn, given that key states including Uttar Pradesh vote in the next few weeks. Manmohan Vaidya, a top ideologue of the RSS, said at the Jaipur Literature Festival today that reservation protects those who were "given a raw deal socially" but in time, "everyone should get equal opportunity" and till that happens, "a feeling of disparity or alienation" is a risk.
