Gandhi consistently insulted Untouchables and denied them political self-organization

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 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Gandhi objected to Sikh participation in the Vaikom satyagraha; Gandhi’s term Harijan was paternalistic and derived from devotional sources; Gandhi and Patel blocked Untouchables from using law against caste violence. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1041 (+16 more)

Related

• Gandhi and Patel blocked Untouchables from using law against caste violence. (similarity 0.91)
• Gandhi’s hunger strike forced Untouchables to give up separate electorates. (similarity 0.91)
• Scattered settlement of Untouchables made democratic representation impossible without separate electorates. (similarity 0.90)
• Gandhi accepted separate electorates for Muslims but not for Untouchables. (similarity 0.90)
• The Poona Pact stripped Untouchables of separate electorates and the double vote (similarity 0.90)
• The Poona Pact deliberately delayed Dalit political awakening. (similarity 0.87)
• The Poona Pact doubled seats but sacrificed the more powerful double vote (similarity 0.87)
• Ambedkar’s safeguards for Untouchables were diluted by privileged-caste committee members. (similarity 0.87)
• Gandhi denied Untouchables separate electorates to protect them from village retaliation (similarity 0.86)
• Gandhi sought abolition of untouchability but retention of the caste system (similarity 0.85)
• Gandhi championed separate electorates for Muslims and Sikhs but refused them for Untouchables. (similarity 0.85)
• Gandhi’s fast unto death forcibly reversed the Communal Award’s separate electorates for Untouchables (similarity 0.85)
• The Poona Pact conflict turned on which caste held final political say (similarity 0.85)
• The Poona Pact replaced separate electorates with Hindu-selected reserved seats (similarity 0.85)
• Gandhi’s renaming of Untouchables as Harijans re-anchored them to the Hindu faith. (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• Gandhi’s fast unto death coerced the reversal of Untouchable political gains #contradicts (0.50)
• The Poona Pact stripped Untouchables of separate electorates and the double vote #complicates (0.45) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1309
• Gandhi’s moral authority silenced Hindu dissent rather than inviting debate #expands (0.40)
• Substantive democracy required deliberately raising the political value of devalued Untouchables #complicates (0.35)