Why had Mandal Commission become a debatable issue in India?

Mandal Commission

1)  On August 13, 1990, Government of India issued an order, which was similar to Government order

2) It had number, date, department that issued the memorandum, signature of the head of the department etc, and this Order announced a major policy decision, which remained controversial for many years.  

3)  This order states that 27% of the vacancies in civil posts and services under the Government of India are reserved for the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC). SEBC is another name for all those people who belong to castes that are considered backward by the Government.

4) This Office Memorandum was the creation of a long chain of events. The Government of India had appointed the Second Backward Classes Commission in 1979 under the leadership of B. P. Mandal

5) This Commission was asked to determine the criteria to identify the socially and educationally backward classes of India and recommend the steps to be taken for their advancement.

6)  This Commission gave the report on 1980, and made many recommendations. One of these was that 27% of Government jobs be reserved for the socially and economically backward classes.

7)  Its report and recommendations were discussed in the Parliament and it continued for several years with many parties and parliamentarians demanding its implementation

8)  Then with the Lok Sabha elections of 1989, Janata Dal was elected to power, and V. P. Singh became the Prime Minister of the newly formed government.

9)  People felt that this would give a fair opportunity to those communities who have so far been represented in government employment

10)  Hence, Mandal commission was a debatable issue in India over a long time