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Why did dalit\'s participation limited in the CDM |
| Answer» Dalit participation was limited in the Civil Disobedience Movement. There wereseveral reasons behind it:(i) The congress had ignored the dalits for a long time because it suffered from afear of offending the Sanatans, who were the conservative high caste Hindus.But Mahatma Gandhi declared that Swaraj would not come for a hundred yearsif untouchability was not eliminated.(ii) He organised statyagrahas to secure them entry into temples and access topublic wells, roads, etc. He persuaded upper castes to change their heart andgive up the ‘sin of untouchability’.(iii) But many dalit leaders were keen on a different political solution to theproblems of the community. They began organising themselves, demandingreserved seats in educational institutions and a separate electorate that wouldchoose dalit members for legislative councils.(iv) Dalit participation in Civil Disobedience Movement was therefore limited,particularly in the Maharashtra and Nagpur region where their organisationwas quite strong. | |