Educated, but unemployed – two sisters shoot themselves in Haryana; TV reporter blames it on reservation (video)

April 6, 2016, NewsCrunch

Two sisters, Komal and Shilpa,  shot themselves with their father’s licensed revolver in Bhuna town of Fatehabad on Monday.

Their father, a former sarpanch, had gone to his shop while their mother, a teacher, was at work.

Their brother, who returned from college, saw them lying in a pool of blood.

Though they had not left behind any suicide note, an India Today report, quoting parents and police, said unemployment drove them to kill themselves.

Komal, 27, was an Mcom graduate, while Shilpa, 25, was an MBA. They were reportedly frustrated that they were unable to get jobs despite their degrees.

An India Today reporter quoted parents saying the girls were ‘meritorious and cleared many eligibility tests’ but were not getting right jobs.

He also noted that reservation had touched 60% in Haryana and crossed the ceiling set by the Supreme Court. The girls were from general category and more people in future would also share their frustration, he predicted.

The sisters suicide is a tragedy, but blaming it on reservation is a fallacy. Questions should be raised on the economy and private sector, which have not been able to absorb the educated work force to the full.

Questions should also be raised on the quality of degrees most Indian youth are getting and if they are really equipping them with the skills that makes them productive.

Educated, but unemployed – two sisters shoot themselves in Fatehabad; TV reporter blames it on reservation  (video)