114 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
*** A religion which prohibits righteous relations** between man and man is not a religion but a display of force.
*** A religion which treats recognition of humanity** as irreligion is not a religion but a disease.
*** A religion which allows the touch of unholy** animals but prohibits the touch of human beings is not a religion but a foolishness.
*** A religion which precludes one class from getting** education, forbids it to accumulate wealth, to bear arms, is not a religion but a mockery of human life.
*** A religion that compels the illiterate to remain** illiterate, the poor to remain poor, is not a religion but a punishment.
*** Those who profess that the God is omnipresent** but treat men worse than animals, are hypocrites. Do not keep company of such people.
*** Those who feed ants with sugar but kill men** by prohibiting them from drinking water are hypocrites. Do not keep their company.
Mr. Stanley Jones, a European missionary and Mr. B. J. Jadhav, were the special invitees. There were a number of Sikh and Muslim leaders and priests who were eager to catch any direct or indirect hint in the matter of conversion. The object of the Conference was to devise ways and means to implement the resolution passed at Yeola on 13th Oct. 1935. Mr. D. Dolas welcomed the delegates while Mr. B. S. Venkatrao, a Depressed Classes leader from Hyderabad presided over the Conference. [1]
1 : Janata, dated 20th June, 1936.