The Poona Pact deliberately delayed Dalit political awakening.

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: The Poona Pact doubled seats but sacrificed the more powerful double vote; The Poona Pact conflict turned on which caste held final political say; Kanshi Ram argued the Poona Pact made Dalit MPs Congress stooges — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1333 (+6 more)

Related

• The Poona Pact doubled seats but sacrificed the more powerful double vote (similarity 0.96)
• The Poona Pact conflict turned on which caste held final political say (similarity 0.93)
• The Poona Pact stripped Untouchables of separate electorates and the double vote (similarity 0.91)
• The Poona Pact replaced separate electorates with Hindu-selected reserved seats (similarity 0.91)
• Scattered settlement of Untouchables made democratic representation impossible without separate electorates. (similarity 0.88)
• Gandhi consistently insulted Untouchables and denied them political self-organization (similarity 0.87)
• Ambedkar’s safeguards for Untouchables were diluted by privileged-caste committee members. (similarity 0.87)
• Gandhi’s hunger strike forced Untouchables to give up separate electorates. (similarity 0.87)
• The Poona Pact forced Dalits into alliances with hostile political forces (similarity 0.85)
• The Poona Pact traded Untouchable separate electorates for reserved constituencies (similarity 0.84)
• Kanshi Ram argued the Poona Pact made Dalit MPs Congress stooges (similarity 0.84)
• Vague wording in the Poona Pact allowed manipulation of electoral procedure. (similarity 0.82)
• Gandhi and Patel blocked Untouchables from using law against caste violence. (similarity 0.82)
• Reserved seats without separate electorates left Dalits politically impotent for decades (similarity 0.82)
• Dalit political success via open seats remained nearly impossible for decades (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• The Poona Pact stripped Untouchables of separate electorates and the double vote #expands (0.80) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1309
• The Poona Pact raised Untouchable representation from 78 to 148 seats #qualifies (0.60)
• Gandhi did not personally sign the Poona Pact #complicates (0.40)