What happened with the Mandal report was the leaders of the day did not have the balls to act on it. The "Ganga-Sagaar" (everyone can join the flow) mindset of the Congress and the UML's wishy-washy stance on the issue allowed the report to be swept under the carpet. And now the kettle is calling the pot black ... and in a few years I bet you the pot will call the kettle black again :)