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however, been discovered that, this is nothing but fiction. The fact is that a few set replies to the questionnaire issued by the Franchise Committee have been forwarded in the name of certain insignificant bodies, the numerical strength of which is quite negligible. Mr. Deorukhkar represent himself and at the most some people belonging to his sub-section of the Chambhar Community viz. the Dabholi Chambhars, who constitute but a small fraction of the so-called Untouchable community in Maharashtra.
We challenge the Congress and Mahasabha people and their friends in the Depressed Classes to prove their majority in a public meeting especially held for the purpose. So long as they are not prepared to do this the claims of the Congress and Mahasabha organs should be treated with the contempt they deserve.
Divakar Pagare (Mahar) K.G. Chandorkar (Chambhar) [1]
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1 : Surwade, Vol. 1 Pp. 143—144.
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