Question

How did Dr Ambedkar and many others like him view equality and justice?

Answer 1

Hint: Dr Ambedkar thought that justice can only be achieved when people are treated equally. He advocated for the justice of the downtrodden people of the society.

Complete answer: Dr Ambedkar's views on justice stands for the liberty, equality and fraternity of all human beings. He stood for a social system that is based on right relations between all men. He did not approve any type of injustice, hypocrisy and exploitation in the name of religion. He stood for a religion that is based on universal principles of morality and is applicable to all times, to all countries and races. He considered the caste system as the greatest evil of the Hindu religion. The Varna system according to him was the root cause of all the inequalities and is the parent of untouchability that existed.
He stood for a system that is based on a person’s merit and achievements not on grounds of his birth. He advocated for the policy of preferential treatment for the socially oppressed and economically exploited people of the country. The Constitution of India which was drafted under his chairmanship contains a number of provisions that allow the state to secure all its citizen’s justice, social, economic and political, along with liberty, equality and fraternity. It also contains provisions which guarantee a preferential treatment to the downtrodden people of the society. His thoughts on social justice were progressive. He enshrined the principles of reservation for the improvement of the lower caste to enable them to progress socially, economically and educationally. Many legal schemes were enacted to provide social justice to all.

Note: Ambedkar’s thoughts are clearly reflected in our Constitution as it guarantees equal rights to all. He was clearly concerned about the development of the weaker directions of society and he wanted to demolish the caste system for the improvement of the society.