Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was not associated with “Independent Labour Party” in India.
Statement II: Kanshi Ram was associated with the “Scheduled Castes Federation” in India.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
(C) Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
(D) Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct
The correct answer is (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
Explanation
- Statement I: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was not associated with “Independent Labour Party” in India. (Incorrect)This statement is false. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar himself founded the Independent Labour Party (ILP) in August 1936. The party contested the 1937 provincial elections and performed well, aiming to represent the rights of workers, peasants, and the depressed classes.
- Statement II: Kanshi Ram was associated with the “Scheduled Castes Federation” in India. (Incorrect)This statement is also false. The Scheduled Castes Federation (SCF) was founded by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in 1942 as a successor to the ILP.Kanshi Ram was a prominent political leader of a later generation. He founded the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in 1984, along with other organizations like BAMCEF and DS4. He was never associated with the Scheduled Castes Federation.