Question

What did Ambedkar mean by 'contradiction' in his concluding speech to the Constituent Assembly?

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Class 9 [Civics]

Answer 1

Answer:

In his concluding speech to the constituent assembly Dr. Ambhedkar said that India was entering a life of contradictions on 26th jan 1950 in politics India would be recognising the principle of one man one vote with one value but in social and economic life the principal of one man one value would be dained.

Answer 2

The word contradiction in Dr. B.R.Ambedkar's concluding speech to the constituent assembly referred to the disparity that was existing in the political, economic, and social arenas of society at that time. The newly adopted constitution had envisaged the principle of one man one vote, and one vote and one value, that denoted equality in terms of voting rights for all citizens of the country.

But on the contrary, vast inequalities existed amongst the different strata of society due to casteism and unequal wealth distribution. As a result, though politically each citizen of India irrespective of gender, caste, and income held equal ranks in voting rights, socially and economically they did not hold equal ranks and thus the contradiction.