Question

why untouchable class did not participate in civil disobedience movement??​

Answer 1

Initially, Congress had ignored the dalits for fear of offending the Sanatanis, the conservative high-caste Hindus.

(ii) But Mahatma Gandhi believed that Swaraj would not come for a hundred years if untouchability was not eliminated.

(iii) He called them 'Harijans' and he himself cleaned toilets to dignify the work of sweepers.

(iv) But many dalit leaders demanded reserved seats in educational institutions and a separate electorate.

(v) So dalit participation in the Civil Disobedience Movement was limited.

Answer 2

• Dalits or untouchables belong to the lower sections of our society.
• Since a long time, they were discriminated.
• During the national movement, the Congress Party ignored the Dalits for fear of offending the conservative high caste Hindus.