F The Drafting Committee by qualifying the expression classes of citizens ' by 'backward ' in Article 16(4) of the Constitution tried to reconcile three different points of view and produced a workable proposition which was acceptable to all, the three points of view being (1) that there should be equality of opportunity for all citizens and that every individual qualified for a particular post should be free to apply for that post, to sit for examinations and to have his qualifications tested so as to determine whether he was fit for the post or not and that there ought to be no limitations, there ought to be no hindrance in the operation of the principle of equality of opportunity; (2) that if the principle of equality of opportunity was to be operative the Ought to b no reservations of any sort for any class or 466 community at all and that all citizens if they are qualified should be A placed on the same footing of equality as far as public services were concerned and (3) that though the principle of equality of opportunity was theoritically good there must at the same time be a provision made for the entry of certain communities which have so far been outside the administration.