भारतीय संविधान घटनाक्रम भाग – ५

यानंतर ब्रिटिश सरकारने भारतात 1928 ला एक कमिशन पाठविले ज्याला सायमन कमिशन म्हणून ओळखले जाते..

After this the British Government constituted “Simon Commission” in the year 1928 and send to India to review the provisions. Simon Commission promised to consider the demands of the rights of this depressed class sympathetically. M K Gandhi immediately sensed that untouchables shall have their share in independent India, which can destabilise the supremacy of upper class Hindus. Gandhi and his congress immediately gave a call of “Simon go Back” and Lathi Charge was carried out under the leadership of Lala Lajpat Rai.

नंतर बाबासाहेबांनी 29 मे 1928 ला सायमन कमिशन पुढे आपले मत मांडले.

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on behalf of the Bahishkrita Hitakarini Sabha (Depressed Classes Institute of Bombay) raised issues concerning the state of education of the Depressed Classes in the Bombay presidency in front of Simon Commission (Indian Statutory Commission) on 29 th May 1928 at Damodar Hall Parel, Bombay. He sent a printed memorandum to the Simon Commission on behalf of Bahishkrita Hitakarini Sabha. The topics discussed in it related to Education, employment and political problems of the depressed classes.
In that memorandum on behalf of his association, the Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha, He argued in favour of the granting of universal franchise and a quota of seats for the Untouchables rather than for separate electorates.

He explained, during his speech before a delegation of the Simon Commission at Poona, that ” In case universal suffrage was not being granted for the Depressed classes, then he would campaign for separate electorates.”