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REPUBLICAN PARTY STANDS FOR LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY AND JUSTICE
As per the decision of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar regarding conversion, he proclaimed in May 1956 that he would embrace the Buddhism in October 1956. Simultaneously he was concretly thinking of forming a new political party based on the Principles enshrined in the Constitution of India.
Formation of ‘Independent Labour Party’ in 1936, ‘Scheduled Castes Federation’ in 1942 and the decision to establish Rupublican Party of India, explains his strenuous exertion to bring his vision into reality through an ideal political party.
In order to give shape to his foresight, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar decisively prepared a Blue Print of the Republican Party of India. The Marathi translation of the Blue Print by Mr. D. T. Rupwate was later on published in ‘Prabuddha Bharat: Republican Party Establishment issue - 1957’ under the title ‘Open letter of Parampujya Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar to the Indians regarding formation of Republican Party of India.’
The blue print contains five chapters as under :
Chapter-1 : How a movement becomes a Political Party ?
Chapter-2 : Conditions precedent for the successful working of democracy.
Chapter-3: Why Parliamentary Government needs an opposition Party ?
Chapter-4 : What is a Party ?
Chapter-5 : Aims and Objects of the Party.
Accordingly the news about the formation of ‘the Republican Party of India’ appeared in the issue of ‘Janata’ dated 10th