A Brief History
of Republican Party of India’s Success Journey
(RPI formed by Dr. Ambedkar was in
second position in India from 1957-1967)· * Founder: Dr. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar
* Date of establishment: 30th
September, 1956 (Delhi)
·
Open declaration: 3rd
October, 1957 (Nagpur)
·
National President: Rao Bahadur N.
Shivraj (Madras)
·
Working President: Barrister Rajabhau
Khobragadhe (Maharashtra)
Members: B.K.
Gaikwad, B.C. Kamble, H.D. Awle, R.D.
Bhandare (Maharashtra), Dutta Katti, Armugam (Karnataka), Ishwaribai, Sunder
Rajan (Andhra Pradesh), Channan Ram (Punjab), B.P. Maurya (Uttar Pradesh)
·
People who were elected to Lok Sabha in
1957
·
Total number of Members of Parliament-
12
·
MPs on Reserve Seats: 1) Dutta Katti (Mysore) 2) Rao Bahadur N.
Shivraj (Madras), 3) B.K. Gaikwad (Nasik) 4) B.C. Kamble (Ahmednagar) 5) B.G.
Salunke (Poona) 6) Karsandas Pramar (Ahmadabad, Gujarat), 7) Harihar Rao Sonule
(Nadedh), 8) S.K. Dighe (Kohlapur), 9) G.K. Mane (Bombay), 10) Kajrolkar
(Bombay).
In addition to this two MPs were elected from General
Seats.
·
Vidhan Sabha Seats:
Total 29 Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs).
Maharashtra:
(16)- 1) R.D. Bhandare (Bombay), 2) G.B. Kamble
(Ratnagiri), 3) J.T. Bhatankar (Bombay). 4) A.G. Ladhe (Poona), 5) P.T. Madhale
(South Satara), 6) Dr. Bandisod (Satara), 7) R.D. Pawar (Ahmednagar), 8) Tanaji
Gaikwad (Kolaba), 9) D.S. Shirke (kohlapur), 10) P.H. Boria (Bombay), 11) T.R.
Kankal (Vidharbha), 12) A.G. Pawar, 13) Chaure, 14) Kamble, 15) Patne, 16)
Shambharkar.
Punjab:
(5)-
1) Karam Chand, 2) Babu Ram, 3) Bhagat Singh, 4) Ishwar Singh, 5) Indar Singh
(General Caste).
Madras: 3
Karanataka:
(2)- 1)
Adimulam, 2) R. Mugam
Andhra
Pradesh: (1) - Anatiya
Gujarat:
(1)
With
the help of these MLAs, Barrister Rajabhau Khobragade was elected as Member of Rajya
Sabha in 1958.
The
total number of the votes scored was about 21, 73,000.
In
1962, the following representatives were elected:-
·
Lok Sabha (3 MPs)- 1)
B.P. Maurya (U.P.), 2) Sanghpriya Gautam (U.P.), 3) Muzaffar Hussein (U.P.)
·
Vidhan Sabha (20 MLAs)-
Uttar Pradesh (10)
- Dr. Chhedi Lal Saathi, 2) Dr. Prakash and others.
Maharashtra (3)- 1) D.P.
Meshram, 2) Sangludhkar, 3) Shambharkar
Punjab (5), Madhya
Pradesh (1), Andhra Pradesh (1)
Total votes secured in 1962 were 32,21,000.
RPI
representatives elected in 1967
·
Lok Sabha (1)- Ramji Ram
(Uttar Pradesh).
·
Vidhan Sabha (22)-
Uttar
Pradesh
(8)
- 1) Asrad, 2) Ahmed 3) Shamim Alam and others
Maharasthra (5), Punjab
(3), Haryana (2), Andhra Pradesh (2), Karnataka (1), Bihar
(1)- Shri Lal
Total votes secured by RPI were 36, 76,000.
In
this way RPI formed by Dr. Ambedkar was in second position in India from
1957-1967. Not only this, it was a powerful opposition party. In those days
this party had major support from Samta Sainik Dal (SSD) which had people from
SC, ST, OBCs and minority communities ‘karamcharis’ (workers).
During
1958-59 it was a united movement of farmers, agricultural labourers and
educated youth. That is why this organization had actively taken part in united
Maharashtra movement resulting in formation of Maharashtra state on 1st
May, 1960.
On 6th
December, 1964, RPI had organized a nationwide Satyagraha for land. In this
more than 3,70,000 satyagrahis were arrested by the government and 13 died. As
a result of this, Congress government was forced to distribute 2,00,000 acres
of land to landless people. In 1972, Barrister Raja Bhau Khobragade, MP of RPI,
had demanded in Lok Sabha the distribution of land to the landless by imposing
a ceiling of 20 acres on agricultural land holding. As a result, PM Ms. Indira
Gandhi passed Ceiling Act in the Parliament and land over the ceiling limit was
distributed to landless.
During
the famine in Maharashtra in 1971, RPI had organized ‘Dharna’ (Morcha) on the
Government and administrative offices and forced the government to start work
in the famine stricken areas. Not only this Mahatma Phule, Anna Bhau Sathe,
Vasant Rao Naik ‘Maha Nigams’ were formed and forced government to start
various projects for the farmers and landless
labourers resulting in everybody (common man) getting right of living
(support for living).
In
1977, recommendations were made by Mandal Aayog to implement reservations and
scholarships for OBCs. And in the whole country Buddhists were to be given
reservations also (part of recommendations). For these demands 1,00,000 members
of RPI got themselves arrested as a result, during the period of V.P. Singh’s
government in 1990. Central government gave acceptance to Mandal Commission’s
Recommendations. And in 1999, during the time of BJP, Prime Minister Atal
BIhari Vajpayee, a fascist circular was issued to start Sanskrit and Astronomy
in the curriculum which was strongly opposed by RPI from Taluka level onwards.
As a result BJP PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee was forced to withdraw this ‘fatwa’.
This effectively saved the future generation of India from falling prey to
blind faith. In these days only BJP PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee has constituted ‘Venkatachaliah
Commission’ to review the Constitution which was a non-constitutional committee
and to oppose this RPI came on the streets and carried out demonstrations
fiercely. A Samvidhan Jan Chetna Rally, a march on foot, was organized from
Chaitya Bhoomi, Mumbai to Diksha Bhoomi, Nagpur (about 1500km distance) by
National Governor of SSD Advocate Vimal Surya Chimankar to bring consciousness
among people.
In case of any atrocities against Dalits and
oppressed, minority communities, RPI workers came on roads, worked hard and at
times even lost their lives in the struggle. Since RPI is an Ambedkarite ‘Jan
Chetna’, whenever there were atrocities against the depressed classes they
fought fearlessly like for the Riddles in Hinduism book
issue
in 1987, Reservation in 1977, Renaming of Marathwada University in 1988, Issue
of Ghatkopkar in 1997 or Khairlanji in 2006. All these issues were fought by
RPI and looking at this power of RPI, Congress was able to break RPI by showing
‘carrots’ to the leaders of RPI. Since then till now, Congress party which is a
single family party continued to rule for a longer time. During this time, BJP
started their efforts to bring Brahmanical order in government and they made
Kanshi Ram, a Dalit Leader, to break RPI by sending BAMCEF. On 6th
December, 1978, he was made the president of BAMCEF and in 1984 he established
BSP and diverted RPI votes towards his party. That is how Mayawati became the
CM of UP. Today Congress is conspiring to destroy Parliamentary democracy by
bowing down before Anna Hazare and for this they are supported by BJP, BSP and
SP. If they succeed in this, there are full chances of having a dictatorship in
this country. This is the time, it is important for RPI to unite because the
aims and objectives of RPI are best but it is beneficial for humanity. No
constitution of any party includes the human values of Equality, Freedom,
Fraternity and Justice included in the Preamble of the Constitution written by
Dr. Ambedkar.
Similarly, the right to equal justice, self-discipline itself, equality, equal, equal opportunity,
freedom from slavery, hunger, fear is contained in the Constitution of
RPI party of Dr. Ambedkar only. Democracy remains intact due to these elements.
That is why; if we want to save the democracy we will have to strengthen RPI.
Adv. Vimalsurya Chimankar,
Governor Organiser,
Samta Sainik Dal.,Nagpur
