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SCHEDULED CASTES’ CASE TO BE PRESENTED BEFORE U. N. O.
“Bombay, Jan. 17, 1947.
The Working Committee of the All-India Scheduled Castes Federation adopted a resolution today, seeking to submit to the United Nations Assembly the case of “the sufferings of the Scheduled Castes in India against the Hindus for their acts of social, economic and political tyranny.” The Committee concluded its two-day session held under the Chairmanship of Mr. N. Shivraj, President of the Federation.
The Committee approved the memorandum prepared by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, for submission to the UNO and directed the President of the Federation to take early steps to submit the case formally to the Secretary of the UNO and to organise a delegation of the Federation for the purpose.
The memorandum among other complaints added that the “tyranny and the constant and shameless resort to violence by Hindus, makes the position of the Scheduled Castes far worse than the position of Indians in South Africa.” The memorandum also complains of the “failure of the British Government to give protection and do justice to the Scheduled Castes” and requests the intervention of the UNO for “necessary international action”.
With regard to the problems arising out of the framing of the future Constitution of India, the Working Committee declared in another resolution that the Federation stood for “a United India and a strong Central Government.” The Federation according to the resolution “would be prepared to accept the proposals of the Cabinet Mission regarding Grouping in order to secure the co-operation of all parties and to arrive at a peaceful solution of India’s constitutional problems.”
EQUALITY SHOULD BE THE BASIS OF THE CONSTITUTION
The resolution stated that the Federation stood for liberty and equality as the fundamental basis for a future Indian Constitution. “While fighting for the cause of the Scheduled Castes