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१८८ डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर लेखन आणि भाषणे

शिवराम जानबा कांबळे यांनी उत्तरादाखल पाठविलेले पत्र,

Kamtipura, 5th Street,

Camp Poona

February, 1930.

To,

The Secretary,

All India Depressed Classes Congress,

Nagpur.

Dear Sir,

amin receipt of your printed letter of 1st February 1930 andl am glad to read that you are holding shortly an “All India Depressed Classes Congress " at Nagpur.

With regards to the Presidentship of the proposed Congress. | suggest the name of Dr. Ambedkar and also that he should be sent to London as the representative of the Depressed Classes for the Round Table Conference.

Wishing every success in your endeavours, to uplift the cause of our six crores of fellow brothers, who have been downtrodden by the Caste Hindus for years together. |

| remain,

Yours Sincerely,

Shivram J. Kamble.”*

दि. ८ आणि ९ ऑगस्ट १९३० ला परिषद घेण्याचे निश्चित झाल्यावर परिषदेचे सेक्रेटरी हरदास एल. एन. यांनी खालीलप्रमाणे पत्रक प्रसिद्ध केले.

“THE ALL INDIA DEPRESSED CLASSES CONGRESS

OFFICE VISHRAM HALL, NAGPUR CITY.

Dated 20th June, 1930. Circular No. 5

Ref. No.

Dear Sir,

Asitwas noticed from reports in the papers that the Report of the Simon Commission will be published on the 24th June, we were in a position to fix the date of our Congress and the Provincial Reception Committee at it's meeting dated 24th May 1930 had appointed the 12th and 13th of July 1930, giving sufficient time for our leaders to study the Report and come to some definite understanding.

But we are asked by Dr. Ambedkar to reconsider the dates fixed. He says that the first volume of the Simon report was out on 10th instant, but there is no copy available as yet and he is told that it will not be available til the 22nd. The Second Volume is due on the 24th and if similar delay taken place in getting the copies thereof, we are afraid we shall be holding the Congress, if we keep to the above dates, either without seeing the

* Dr. B.R. Ambedkar through correspondence : Edited by V.G. Surwade, Vol. I

P.P. 83,84.