2. B.R AMBEDKAR
Dr. B.R. AMBEDKAR SIGNED POONA PACT WITH GANDHIJI IN
1932 WHERE DALITS WERE GIVEN RESERVED SEATS FROM
WITHIN THE GENERAL HINDU CATEGORY.
IN 1936 HE FORMED INDEPENDENT LABOUR PARTY AND IN
1942 HE FORMED SCHEDULE CASTE FEDERATION.
IN 1956 AMBEDKAR ORGANISED THE ALL INDIA SCHEDULE
CASTES FEDERATION AND WAS ALSO THE SOURCE BEHIND
THE FORMATION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN 1957.
THE MAIN DEMAND OF THE DALIT ORGANISATIONS BEFORE
INDEPENDENCE WERE FREEDOM FROM BEGAR OR CASTE
SPECIFIC IMPOSED LABOUR,GRANT OF FOREST OR
WASTELAND FOR CULTIVATION AND THE REMOVAL OF LEGAL
DISABILITIES FROM OWING SUCH LANDS AS IN PUNJAB LAND
ALIENATION ACT 1900,WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE S.C’S AMOMG
AGRICULTURISTS CASTES.
3. B.R AMBEDKAR
B.R AMBEDKAR WAS THE GREAT HARIJAN
LEADER .IN 1917 HE MADE A STRONG PLEA
FOR DISTRICT REPRESENTATION OF THE
DEPRESSED CLASS IN BOMBAY
LEGISLATURE IN PROPORTION TO THE
POLULATION THROUGH A SEPARATE
ELECTORATE BEFORE THE FRANCHISE
COMMITTEE.
HE WANTED THE SOCIAL,POLITICAL AND
THE ECONOMIC UPLIFTMENT OF THE
SOCIETY.
4. B.R AMBEDKAR
IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES, ANEW TREND OF RADICAL
POLITICS IN THE FORM OF DALIT PANTHERS EMERGED IN
MAHARASHTRA.DALIT PANTHERS LEANED IDEOLOGICALLY
ON AMBEDKAR’S THOUGHT AND HAD THEIR BASE MAINLY
AMONG YOUTH AND STUDENTS IN URBAN CENTRES.
IN 1990 PRAKASH AMBEDKAR MADE AN EFFORT TO UNITE ALL
THE DALIT ORGANISATIONS FOR CONTESTING THE
MAHARASHTRA STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS AND A HUGE
MORCHA OF 50,000 PEOPLE WAS ORGANISEDIN BOMBAY.
IN THE 1980’s A NEW PARTY KNOWN AS THE BAHUJAN SAMAJ
PARTY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF KANSHI RAM AND LATER
MAYAWATI EMERGED IN U.P,M.P AND PUNJAB. A MARKED
FEATUER OF ITS PHILOSOPHY HAS BEEN A STRIDENT AND
OFTEN ABUSIVE STANCE TOWARDS UPPER CASTES IN
GENERAL,THROUGH PROXIMITY TO POWER APPEARS TO BE
ALREADY EXERCISING ITS MELLOWING EFFECT.
5. B.R AMBEDKAR
DALIT YOUTHS IN THE RURAL AREAS HAVE
ORGANISED AMBEDKAR’S ANGHAMS.IN
URBAN AREAS
STUDENTS,TEACHERS,YOUTH AND OFFICE
WORKERS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED INTO
ASSOCIATIONS.
THE RESULT OF ALL THIS IS THAT THE
CONSTITUTION EXTENDED POLITICAL
RIGHTS TO ALL CITIZENS IRRESPECTIVE OF
RELIGION,CASTE,CREED,SEX,LANGUAGE,R
ACE AND THIS INCLUDES SCHEDULE
CASTES.
