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dalit leader wo demanded reservation on discrimination

  27 august 1947 Shri V. I. Muniswami Pillai (Madras : General) Often it is said though the Depressed Classes have the required qualification, under some pretext or other they are not given chances in the service 30 november 1948 Shri R. M. Nalavade (Bombay: General):  Our experiencein the provinces, though there are provisions forreservation in the services, is bitter. Even though thedepressed classes are educated and qualified, they are notgiven chances of employment under the ProvincialGovernments. Now that we have provided for this in the Constitution itself, there is no fear for the Scheduled castes. According to this clause we can be adequatelyrepresented in the provincial as well as in the Centralservices. I therefore support this clause on behalf of thedepressed classes. 30 november 1948 Shri H. J. Khandekar   The condition of thescheduled castes has been explained by many friends who madetheir speeches in the House. The condition is so deplorabl...

harijan leader and other

  27 august 1947 pillai satisfaction of the majority and minority communities of this land. The document that has been produced by the Advisory Committee, I consider to be the Magna Charta for the welfare of the Harijans of this land. Sir, as has been previously said by my friend, it-was due to the third man residing in this country that brought out several minority communities. I do admit that, but, Sir, it was given to Mahatma Gandhi as a great Avathar to find the disabilities of a section of the Hindus, namely, depressed classes known by various names, to come to their rescue and to take that great epoch-making fast which evoked all the Caste Hindus in the whole realm of India to think what is 'Untouchables', what is 'Depressed Classes', what is, 'Scheduled Castes' and what should be done for them. It was that Poona Pact to which you yourself have been a signatory along with me and Dr. Ambedkar, that produced a great awakening in this country. Then, Sir, on...