what did dr. ambedkar mean when he said that in politics we will have equality and in Social and economic life we will have inequality??
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In his final speech to the Constituent Assembly, Dr. Ambedkar pointed out that political democracy had to be accompanied by economic and social democracy. Giving the right to vote would not automatically lead to the removal of other inequalities such as between rich and poor, or between upper and lower castes. With the new Constitution/ he said, India was going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics (i.e. every citizen will have right to vote or contest to election or to form or join a political party) we will have equality and in social and economic life we will have inequality. In politics we will be recognizing the principle of one man one vote one value. But in our social and economic life, we shall, by reason of our social and economic structure continue to deny the principle of one man one value
Explanation:
According to Dr. Ambedkar, political democracy had to be accompanied by economic and
social democracy. Giving the right to vote would not automatically lead to the removal of other
inequalities such as between rich and poor, or between upper and lower castes. He believed
that India needed to work towards eradicating all forms of inequality in the economic and social
spheres. Only then would the equality granted by the Constitution in the sphere of politics (i.e.,
one vote for every adult Indian citizen) be of any value. Otherwise, India would just be a land of
contradictions – following the principle of “One man, one vote and One value” in its political
life, and denying the principle of “one man, one value” in its economic and social lives.