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GOVERNMENT HAS DONE NOTHING FOR DEPRESSED CLASSES
“This conference was held under the Presidentship of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar at Ankalkhop village, Satara district, on December 24th 1939 and was attended by 2,000 persons. Speakers praised the work of Dr. Ambedkar for the Depressed Classes and urged that he should be given support.
Dr. Ambedkar said that the Congress Government had done nothing for the Depressed Classes but on the contrary had enhanced revenue cess on Inami and Maharki lands. There should be a limit to the amount of village work expected of Mahars who should be suitably remunerated. Unless their grievances were redressed within 6 months, Mahars should be prepared to discontinue.” [1]
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1 : The Bombay Secret Abstract: 6th January 1940.