Ambedkar: Political Strategy and Goals of Ideological Struggle
Dr. Amit Shah’s angry statement against Ambedkar is not only tongue in cheek but also because Dr. Gandhi is associated with the name. It was a deliberate strategy of the RSS and BJP to humiliate Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and recently even Rahul Gandhi. . On December 17, 2024 in Parliament House, Amit Shah Dr. To fully understand why Ambedkar was attacked so strongly, one must examine the history and ideology of the RSS. What was its strategy in pre-independence and post-independence India?
Golwalkar, a staunch critic of Gandhi, envisioned Brahminical supremacy in post-independence India, while Gandhi advocated an independent India where all had equal rights. RSS mouthpiece organizer Golwalkar published several virulent articles arguing against granting equal voting rights to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and Muslims.
The fundamental difference between Gandhi and Golwalkar was that Gandhi sought universal adult suffrage, where caste, religion, creed and gender held no barriers, while Golwalkar favored a hierarchical social order as advocated in Manusmriti. He opposed Gandhi’s efforts to unite marginalized communities against British rule. He spread rumors against Gandhi, claiming that he was trying his best to transfer power to these uneducated, uncultured and uncivilized communities. He was a racist theorist and was keen to call for cultural nationalism instead of the secular nationalism prevalent in the Indian democratic system today. He argued that there is nothing Indian in the book of the Indian constitution and said that the articles of Indian democracy were taken from the constitutions of different countries. He was looking for a vertical social order in the lost Indian constitution. Article 14 states equality before law for every citizen of India.
Dr. Amit Shah’s anger against Ambedkar stems from the latter’s move to ensure equal opportunities for men and women through the Constitution. Dr. Ambedkar’s reforms, particularly the Hindu Code Bill, angered conservative Hindu groups led by figures such as Swami Karpatri, who strongly opposed changes to traditional Hindu values. Dr. Ambedkar eventually resigned from Nehru’s cabinet, accusing him of being a pseudo-secularist who indirectly supported RSS ideologies.
Dr. RSS and BJP to reform Hindu personal law and introduce equality in the constitution. Ambedkar’s role is being angered. The attack on Ambedkar intensified with Arun Shourie’s book worshiping false gods, which sought to diminish Ambedkar’s legacy. Savarkar and Golwalkar, represented by their powerful disciples now on the throne, want to overturn the rule of the Constitution and invoke Manusmriti to once again marginalize women in the system. When Dr. Ambedkar introduced the Hindu Code Bill in Parliament, the Hindu Mahasabha and other Hindu organizations dominated by Brahmins started protesting. Swami Karpatri (Harinandan Saraswati) was leading the populist crowd.
Jawaharlal Nehru’s initial enthusiasm for the Hindu Code Bill was met with significant opposition from various quarters, including his own Congress party. The Bill aims to codify and reform Hindu personal law, promote gender equality and modernize Hindu society. Nehru’s U-turn on the bill can be attributed to several factors. First, there was intense opposition from within his own party, with many members believing the bill went too far in reforming Hindu personal law. Second, Nehru faced resistance from conservative Hindu groups, who saw the bill as an attack on traditional Hindu values. Angry Dr. Ambedkar resigned from Nehru’s cabinet. He argued that Nehru was a fanciful secularist who actually favored the RSS and orthodox Hindus more.
RSS cannot forget the attack on them. Dr. Behind the reform of Hindu personal law and provision of equal opportunities for all in the constitution. They believe that Ambedkar is guilty, so they constantly look for opportunities to insult him. Dr. This smear campaign against Ambedkar was started by Arun Shourie, who wrote a book titled Worshiping false gods. In it, he argued that BR Ambedkar has not been idolized like any other political leader in the last two decades. He noted that Ambedkar’s statue is one of the largest in the Parliament premises and political parties have reaped electoral dividends riding on his name.
BJP aims to win 400 Lok Sabha seats in 2024 general elections. Dr. Riding on the name of Ambedkar and the Constitution, the Bharat Alliance imposed a 40% GST on the BJP’s ambitions, reducing its tally to 240 seats. Limiting BJP’s seats to 240 Dr. Ambedkar’s name and the issue of defense of the Constitution was seen as a miracle inspired by it. The BJP, which wants to change the constitution, saw many of its leaders during the election period claiming to do so if it secured 400 seats. Dr. in Indian politics. As Ambedkar’s relevance and influence grew day by day, the BJP planned to attack him to stem the momentum of the protest.
Now, sensing the deep-rooted support for Ambedkar among the masses, the BJP is targeting him and his followers to weaken the opposition. The recent clash at the “Makar Dwar” entrance of Parliament on December 19, 2024, was part of a calculated strategy by the BJP to shield Amit Shah and deflect attention from criticism against him. Following the principle of “crime is the best defense”, the BJP orchestrated the conflict to put its opponents on the back foot.