BR Ambedkar collaborated with the British, and demanded a delay of the independence process. He believed that without Muslims, the untouchables, who were minorities in numbers, wealth and in resources, would be left to fend for themselves Ambedkar was unsuccessful electorally and the 1946 elections devastated his party’s prospects. This was a result of the joint electorates that made Dalits, …
Dalit rights group Navsarjan Trust is now set to organise a month-long campaign in the run up to the Assembly elections in Gujarat urging voters to only pick the party that comes up with a concrete plan to abolish untouchability in their manifesto. News Analysis | Gujarat BJP eyes community dividend with Patel poster boy’s induction This comes as a …
