Why did Dr. B. R. Ambedkar reject the case of Bhagat Singh ?
When did Dr. Ambedkar
reject the case and who asked him to defend Bhagat Singh?
A surge in
questions on why Ambedkar did not defend Bhagat Singh are on the rise to divert
attention from why the Congress/RSS /Brahmins/Sikhs rejected to defend Bhagat
Singh.
Around the year
1932 the congress leaders started acknowledging Dr Ambedkar as leader of the
depressed classes only because they longed for him to save their precious
“Mahatma's” life. Only now, after seven decades of independence, his works are
being recognised by all parties. At such times we are asking questions why he
did not accept a particular case. A more appropriate question would be “Why
Congress (who claimed only their members were patriots but busy taunting
Ambedkar as traitor) did not defend the revolutionaries?
Some reasons why
Ambedkar may not have been involved in the Bhagat Singh case:
Was Dr.
Ambedkar a successful lawyer - YES
Did he fight
cases on behalf of freedom fighters - YES
It should be
kept in mind that around the year 1928 were extremely busy times for Dr. Ambedkar. As a person who was to become the emancipator of the untouchables, he
was fully focused on their problems. He had numerous historic meetings and
conferences to attend. was frequently travelling to different villages, towns
and districts, was busy with the Bombay workers strike, started committees,
temple entry movement, issues regarding idol worship and had undertaken murder
trials. He was writing replies to reports regarding Simon commission, handled
issues like Khoti system and much more. The list is endless. To take on a high
profile case was simply too impractical as he gave his full attention to the
work at hand and so would have to give up at least some if not most tasks in
the given list.
Dr. Ambedkar also
broke his legs around the October 1929. He launched the Nasik temple entry
(March 1930). He was also busy in establishing schools, student hostels for the
untouchables. Amidst this busy schedule he could hardly have found any time to
accept briefs, especially for a high profile case that could last months and
months if not years. He was hardly taking on any cases as he began his work as
a professor (this too part time, just to make end meet).
It should be
noted that Dr. Ambedkar was defending the Chirner firing case that ended in
1931. He was also busy with the crucial
round table conferences. Could anyone else in Dr. Ambedkar's shoes (during
1928-1931) have possibly taken on the Bhagat Singh case, that too without
anyone approaching him?
Author: Pavel
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