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'Congress could not ignore dalits for a long time'. Justify the statement (CLASS 10)

Answer 1

An autonomous Dalit leadership in India has always been perceived as

synonymous to the leadership of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Though, it is a well-known fact

that Dr. Ambedkar was the first Dalit leader who had an all India following, the

autonomous Dalit Leadership of several varieties existed much before he came on the

horizon of the Dalit liberation. Such leadership had existed in different parts of the

country. For instance, Dalits had organised demonstration in Poona and Madras

against the functioning of the National Congress way back in 1895 and had even burnt

its effigy.1

But they had carried out more organized movements for achieving their

goals of equality, self-respect, self-right etc., in different parts of the country since the

1920’s onwards. The political mobilization of the Dalits on the national scene can also

be traced to the late 1920s when the British Government initiated a series of Round

Table Conference to provide political safeguards and representation to various

minority communities including the Depressed Classes (Dalit) as they were known by

that time2

. Therefore, the 1920’s can be taken as the culmination point for analyzing

the nature, social composition and crisis the of the Dalit leadership in different parts

of the country. This period is testing time for the Dalit leadership as there was no pan

India organisational basis for the Dalits.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Congress is not the dalit for the fear of offending the sanatanis, conservative high caste Hindus. But Mahatma Gandhi declared that Swaraj would not come for a hundred years if untouchability was not eliminated. Hundred constructive programme he laid stress on the removal of untouchability. He called them the harijans meaning the children of God. You also honest Satyagraha to secure Mare entry into temples and access to public bills X roads and schools. He himself to their colonies and even live there. Even cleaned toilets to dignify the work of the sweepers.