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(6) This, in the opinion of the Working Committee, can be done by establishing separate villages exclusively of Untouchables who are now living scattered in small groups under the sovereignty of caste Hindus.
(7) The Working Committee, therefore, urges upon the Planning Commission to reserve all cultivable waste-land, to make barren land cultivable and let colonies of Untouchables settled on such land.
(8) The Working Committee is of the opinion that to raise the necessary finance that salt tax be re-levied”.
Moved from the Chair, Dr. Babasaheb explained that he was thoroughly convinced in his mind that so long the Scheduled Castes live with the Caste Hindus our people will not live the life of freedom and liberty, free from oppression of the Caste Hindus. The Madras Govt, wanted to build new cherries for the Scheduled Castes but he was strongly opposed to this idea. He did not want that Untouchability should be made permanent by building new cherries. He wanted them to be burnt.
This resolution was carried unanimously.
Resolution No. 8. —(1) The Working Committee of the Federation is sorry for the deaths that have taken place in the Goa Satyagraha. The Committee is, however, of the opinion that Satyagraha is not proper means of achieving the liberation of Goa.
(2) As understood by the Committee in Satyagraha, Satya is common ground to both. The difference is only on Agraha. In such a situation Satyagraha of the Gandhian type is possible and may be tried. But where there is no agreement of Satya, Satyagraha of the Gandhian type is a futility. The Working Committee cannot, therefore, advise the Scheduled Castes to join the Goa Satyagraha.
(3) Working Committee of the Federation is of the opinion that Goa must become a part of India and that the Portuguese must quit. There are three ways of achieving this object. (1) purchase, (2) lease, or (3) War. If Government is not prepared to accept any one of these three ways it is