Samata Sainik Dal: Important role of Samata Sainik Dal in the struggle of Dr. Ambedkar of Mahad movement

Samata Sainik Dal role in struggle of Dr. BR Ambedkar’s Mahad movement: Five days before the Mahad Satyagraha, on Sunday, March 13, 1927, ‘Samata Sainik Dal’ was established in Mumbai with the help of Subhedar Savadkar. Initially, most of the soldiers in this group were retired soldiers, including Ayushman Shankar Wadwalkar, Dhagaonkar Havaldar, Arjun Jaatekar, Lotekar, Sitaram Haten Veerkar, Gopal Achalolkar, Krishna Tambe and Subhedar Savadkar etc. In this, Subedar Savadkar was a more combative and brave soldier. He was in the forefront of all this.

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Meeting of Colaba District Excluded Council (Colaba jila bahishkrit parishad) in Mahad. It was organized on March 19 and 20, 1927 in Mandal’s Natyagriha. More than 3000 untouchable people had gathered in the council.

At the end of the session, Mr. Anant Vinayak Chitre said, ‘Today such an important council has been organized, I feel that our session should not end without doing some important work. In this Mahad city, the untouchables have to face a lot of trouble for drinking water (Drinking Water for the Untouchables). This problem should be solved, that’s why the municipality has opened the ponds here for all castes, it has been expressed long ago. But the Untouchables have not yet started trying to fill that pond with water. If the government order is implemented by this council today, then it would be said that the council has done a great job. Brothers, we all will get our rights by entering the Chavdar Talab (Chavdar Tale, pond, Mahad) along with the President.

After that, a procession was taken out by all the members of the council along with the chairman after coming out of the hall. This procession passed through the settlements of Mahad City and went to the pond very quietly.

Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar) himself stood on the bank of the pond. The pond on which animals and birds used to quench their thirst, but the untouchables were restricted to quench their thirst by drinking its water in their sacred land and motherland, for whom the doors to go to public places and temples were closed, such a great man is the hypocrisy of Hindu fanatics. Was hanging on the peg. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar) went down the stairs of Chavdar Tale, Pond. He bowed down and took the water of the pond in his hand and prayed. The present crowd followed their leader! The procession returned to the venue of the Parishad and the Parishad was immersed.

The upper castes did not like all this and they beat up the satyagrahis, mixed mud in their food. At the time of the Mahad movement, only five-six days had passed since the establishment of the ‘Samata Sainik Dal’. The number of soldiers of Samata Sainik Dal was also very less at this time. Nevertheless, these soldiers showed bravery and sought permission from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (Dr. BR Ambedkar) to take revenge. But realizing the situation, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar did not give permission and asked everyone to return to their respective villages. To get rid of everyday injustice and atrocities, now the need of Samata Sainik Dal is being felt.

In this way branches of Samata Sainik Dal were established in every city and village. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar always looked after the Samata Sainik Dal. Used to give awards to encourage soldiers. He had immense faith in the organization of Samta Sainik Dal. He found Samata Sainik Dal very helpful for his work. At that time, the area of Mumbai known as Poyabawali was considered to be the stronghold of the Samta Sainik Dal. Its headquarter was in Damodar Hall, Parel, Poybawdi, Mumbai (Damodar Hall, Parel, Poybawdi, Mumbai). Subedar Savadkar was the head of the Samata Sainik Dal headquarters.

Mahad Satyagrah was organized again on 25, 26 and 27 December 1927. Keeping in mind the atrocities on Untouchables by Hindus in March, 1927 council, fifty volunteers of Samta Sainik Dal from Mumbai were present with sticks and saddles for the arrangement of this council.

When the procession was taken out by untouchables in Mahad city on December 27, 1927, the upper caste leaders of the village had fled the village. The upper castes had closed the doors of their houses, not only the women and children of the Hindus, but also the men had stopped smoking on the roads. Till this time the soldiers of Samata Sainik Dal had established their influence among the upper castes. This council was completed successfully without any hindrance.

Kalaram Temple Entrance Satyagraha Nashik

On March 3, 1930, in the Kalaram Temple Entrance Satyagraha Nashik, hundreds of women and men volunteers, under the chairmanship of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, staged a sit-in in front of the Kalaram temple door. This Satyagraha continued for many years. The credit goes to Samta Sainik Dal for running it for a long time.

Establishment of Samta Sainik Dal in Nagpur

Samta Sainik Dal was established in Nagpur on January 1, 1930. Initially its office bearers Babu Hardas L. N., Revaram Kavade, Vitthalrao Salve, Vitthal Nagrale, Pandulik Bhoyar, Pavitpavandas, Revaram Kavade, R. R. Patil, Y. T Gaikwad, Ramteke and S. Yes. Values were.

Duty of representatives of Samta Sainik Dal

On Saturday, March 4, 1933, near Wadi Bunder, Sandhurst Road, Mumbai, G.I.P. In a function organized at the Chaal ground of the railway, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar told the soldiers of Samta Sainik Dal, ‘I have some information for the volunteers of Samta Sainik Dal. I understand that volunteer means our knowledgeable and knowledgeable man. I do not believe that wearing only khaki colored clothes on the body makes one a volunteer. It is the main duty of the volunteers to make our society aware. It is their duty to tell the ignorant society by reading ‘Janata’ newspaper and to explain the things written in it. I hope these people will do their duty.

Courtesy : Dalit Awaaz

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