Kanshi Ram argued the Poona Pact made Dalit MPs Congress stooges

Evidence

Kanshi Ram believed that it was the Poona Pact that had turned elected Dalit representatives into lackeys of the Congress party. He called them chamchas (stooges), and termed the post-Poona Pact era the ‘Chamcha Age’. For Kanshi Ram, the best representative of Congress-reared chamchas was Jagjivan Ram—projected by Gandhi and the Congress as the ‘Harijan face’ of their party—who eventually rose to become Deputy Prime Minister. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1333

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1333
• XREF: connects to: The Poona Pact doubled seats but sacrificed the more powerful double vote; The Poona Pact conflict turned on which caste held final political say; The Poona Pact deliberately delayed Dalit political awakening.

Broader Connections

• The Poona Pact deliberately delayed Dalit political awakening. #expands (0.60)