Gandhi’s hunger strike forced Untouchables to give up separate electorates.

Evidence

Under the Poona Pact, Untouchables had to give up their separate electorate and be part of joint electorates with Hindus. They also had to give up the unique political weapon Ambedkar had won for them—the second vote that would give them a say in the election of caste-Hindu candidates in their constituency. All that remained for Scheduled Castes was a reserved seat whose holder would be selected by the general population. The Scheduled Caste representative would, in effect, be selected by the very caste-Hindu majority that had already proved its hostility to Scheduled Caste political aspirations. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1309 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Gandhi and Patel blocked Untouchables from using law against caste violence. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1041; Gandhi accepted separate electorates for Muslims but not for Untouchables.; Gandhi’s fast on separate electorates was an act of coercive blackmail. (+2 more)

Related

• Gandhi and Patel blocked Untouchables from using law against caste violence. (similarity 0.92)
• The Poona Pact stripped Untouchables of separate electorates and the double vote (similarity 0.91)
• Gandhi consistently insulted Untouchables and denied them political self-organization (similarity 0.91)
• Gandhi accepted separate electorates for Muslims but not for Untouchables. (similarity 0.90)
• Scattered settlement of Untouchables made democratic representation impossible without separate electorates. (similarity 0.89)
• Gandhi’s fast on separate electorates was an act of coercive blackmail. (similarity 0.88)
• The Poona Pact doubled seats but sacrificed the more powerful double vote (similarity 0.87)
• The Poona Pact replaced separate electorates with Hindu-selected reserved seats (similarity 0.87)
• The Poona Pact deliberately delayed Dalit political awakening. (similarity 0.87)
• Ambedkar’s safeguards for Untouchables were diluted by privileged-caste committee members. (similarity 0.86)
• Gandhi championed separate electorates for Muslims and Sikhs but refused them for Untouchables. (similarity 0.85)
• Gandhi denied Untouchables separate electorates to protect them from village retaliation (similarity 0.85)
• Gandhi’s fast unto death forcibly reversed the Communal Award’s separate electorates for Untouchables (similarity 0.84)
• The Poona Pact traded Untouchable separate electorates for reserved constituencies (similarity 0.84)
• The Poona Pact conflict turned on which caste held final political say (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• Gandhi’s fast unto death coerced the reversal of Untouchable political gains #corroborates (0.85)
• The Poona Pact stripped Untouchables of separate electorates and the double vote #expands (0.85) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1309
• Gandhi accepted separate electorates for Muslims but not for Untouchables. #corroborates (0.80)
• Gandhi’s fast on separate electorates was an act of coercive blackmail. #corroborates (0.70)