Sabotage of the Hindu Code Bill drove Ambedkar’s resignation

Evidence

For a discussion of the Hindu Code Bill, its ramifications and how it was sabotaged, see Sharmila Rege (2013, 191–244). Rege shows how from 11 April 1947, when it was introduced in the Constituent Assembly, till September 1951, the Bill was never taken seriously. Ambedkar finally resigned on 10 October 1951. The Hindu Marriage Act was finally enacted in 1955, granting divorce rights to Hindu women. The Special Marriage Act, passed in 1954 allows inter-caste and inter-religious marriage. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 492

Categorization

Category: Causal Relationships

• XREF: Directly relevant to the reader’s goal: how legal reform stalls and why Ambedkar quit.

Related

• Parliament’s delay of the Hindu Code Bill drove Ambedkar to resign. (similarity 0.93)
• The Hindu Code Bill was blocked by parliament and religious and economic elites (similarity 0.85)

Broader Connections

• The Hindu Code Bill was blocked, leading to Ambedkar’s resignation as Law Minister #corroborates (0.95) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 111