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WHAT CONGRESS AND GANDHI HAVE DONE TO THE UNTOUCHABLES :

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Lossin elections under Poona Pact, 95 Non-representation in Provincial cabinets, 95-97 Difficulties in contests with Congress, 162-165 Non-participation in the ‘ fight for freedom,’ 167-168 Their conception of freedom, 168-170 Constitutional safeguards condition precedent to co-operation with Congress, 170, 171-173 Fight for freedom of negro slaves, lesson thereof, 173-177 Suspicions about Congress fight for freedom without communal settlement, 178 Want Congress to put to test British promise, 179-180 Real issue of controversy with Congress, 181, 232 Are they Hindus ? 183-189 Their own view of their own problem, 189-191 —and social divisions in Europe—a difference, 191-194 Is Untouchabilty vanishing ? 194-196, 198 Slavery versus their economic tutelage, 196-197 —and Indian press, 200 Reasons for not challenging Congress propaganda, 200 View of governing classes’ ridicule of communal reservation, 228-230 Do they need safeguards, 232-233 Mahad and Nasik Satyagraha, 247 Reasons for safeguards demanded at R.T.C., 248-249 Reasons for regarding Gandhi neither earnest, honest and- sincere nor friend and ally, 254, 257, 260 Lot under rule of Gandhism, 293-294, 296-297 Minorities Pact, 307 Pronouncements of British Government recognising their separate entity, 323-331 Political demands, 346-353 Constituencies, seats and voting strength Province by Province, 356- 366 [vide also Election] DKSAI, BHULABHAI Support. to Congress resolution on Depressed Classes, 2 DICEY, A. V. Limitations on sovereignty of Independent States, 213-214 ELECTIONS Primary elections under Poona Pact, 91-92 Congress Parliamentary Board’s principles in selecting candidates for 100-101, 222 Congress strength in Provincial Assemblies and Councils according to 1936—(Tables, 6-7), 147 Abstract of votes cast for Congress and non-Congress parties (Table, 8), 148 Disabilities of non-Congress candidates in, 149 Explanation of Indian electoral system, 150-155 Examination of the returns of, 156-161 Joint electorate versus separate electorate, 191 Classification of Congress members of Provincial Assemblies by castes and occupations (tables), 219-220 Composition of cabinets in Congress provinces (table), 221 Classification of Parliamentary secretaries in Congress provinces (table), 223 Particulars re—to seats reserved for Scheduled castes Province by Province, 366-368 FISCHER, Louis Congress finances, 208, 209 FOREIGNER Attitude to Congress, 167 Charge against Untouchables and its falsity, 167 Reasons of support for Congress, 199,201-202 Basic considerations of Indian politics he must know, 231-234 Three groups, 234 Indifference of foreign radicals to Indian Depressed Classes, 235-238 GANDHI, M. K. Transformation of Congress policy, 19, 166-167 Bardoli programme, 19-20, 243-244 Profession and practice re abolition of Untouphability, 36-39 As representative to R.T.C., 55-56 Attitude to Untouchables in Federal Structure Committee, 56-57 Attempt to bypass Untouchables by pact with Muslims, 58-67, 71-74 Reaction to Minorities Pact, 68-69 Opposition to claims for political safeguards to Untouchables, 70-71, 249, 269-270, 272-273 Threat to revive Civil Disobedience movement and arrest, 77 Letter to Secretary of State opposing claims of Untouchables, 77-79 Attempt to get Communal Award revised—letter to Prime Minister and reply, 82-87 Protest by fast, 87-88, 259