Dalit political rise coexists with structural democratic erosion

Evidence

Whatever the BSP’s failings may be, its contribution towards building Dalit dignity is an immense political task that ought never to be minimised. The worry is that even as subordinated castes are becoming a force to reckon with in parliamentary democracy, democracy itself is being undermined in serious and structural ways. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 54

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Dalits have held India’s highest offices and built powerful parties — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 54; Dalit-led political parties advanced dignity despite structural limits on democracy — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 54
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Dalits have held India’s highest offices and built powerful parties — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 54; Dalit-led political parties advanced dignity despite structural limits on democracy — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 54