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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Prakash Ambedkar | | name = Prakash Ambedkar | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|05|10|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|05|10|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State | | birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]] | ||
| residence = {{•}} 129, [[Rajgruha]], [[Hindu colony]], [[Dadar]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]<br /> {{•}} B-17, Patil Heritage Bhosale Nagar, [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]<br /> {{•}} [[Akola]], [[Maharashtra]] | | residence = {{•}} 129, [[Rajgruha]], [[Hindu colony]], [[Dadar]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]<br /> {{•}} B-17, Patil Heritage Bhosale Nagar, [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]<br /> {{•}} [[Akola]], [[Maharashtra]] | ||
| nickname = Balasaheb Ambedkar | | nickname = Balasaheb Ambedkar | ||
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts]] <br /> [[Bachelor of Laws]] | | education = [[Bachelor of Arts]] <br /> [[Bachelor of Laws]] | ||
| alma_mater = [[St. Stanislaus High School]]<br /> [[Siddharth College of Law, Mumbai]] | | alma_mater = [[St. Stanislaus High School]]<br /> [[Siddharth College of Law, Mumbai]] | ||
| office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]] | | office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]] | ||
| term_start = {{start date|1999|10|10|df=yes}} | | term_start = {{start date|1999|10|10|df=yes}} | ||
| term_end = {{end date|2004|02|06|df=yes}} | | term_end = {{end date|2004|02|06|df=yes}} | ||
| successor = [[Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre]] | | successor = [[Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre]] | ||
| constituency = [[Akola (Lok Sabha constituency)|Akola]] | | constituency = [[Akola (Lok Sabha constituency)|Akola]] | ||
| office1 = | | office1 = | ||
| term_start1 = {{start date|1998|03|10|df=yes}} | | term_start1 = {{start date|1998|03|10|df=yes}} | ||
| term_end1 = {{end date|1999|04|26|df=yes}} | | term_end1 = {{end date|1999|04|26|df=yes}} | ||
| constituency1 = [[Akola (Lok Sabha constituency)|Akola]] | | constituency1 = [[Akola (Lok Sabha constituency)|Akola]] | ||
| predecessor1 = [[Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar]] | | predecessor1 = [[Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar]] | ||
| office2 = [[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]] | | office2 = [[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]] | ||
|constituency2= [[Maharashtra]] | | constituency2 = [[Maharashtra]] | ||
| term_start2 = {{start date|1990|09|18|df=yes}} | | term_start2 = {{start date|1990|09|18|df=yes}} | ||
| term_end2 = {{end date|1996|09|17|df=yes}} | | term_end2 = {{end date|1996|09|17|df=yes}} | ||
| party = {{ubl|[[Republican Party of India]]<br>(before 1994, 1998 {{endash}} 1999)|[[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh]]<br>(1994 {{endash}} 2019)|[[Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi]]<br>(since 2019)}} | | party = {{ubl|[[Republican Party of India]]<br />(before 1994, 1998 {{endash}} 1999)|[[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh]]<br />(1994 {{endash}} 2019)|[[Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi]]<br />(since 2019)}} | ||
| profession = [[Advocate]], [[Politician]], Social worker | | profession = [[Advocate]], [[Politician]], Social worker | ||
| spouse = {{Marriage|Anjali Ambedkar|1993}} | | spouse = {{Marriage|Anjali Ambedkar|1993}} | ||
| children = Sujat Ambedkar (son) | | children = Sujat Ambedkar (son) | ||
| website = {{Facebook | id = PrakashAmbedkar.Official | name= PrakashAmbedkar | link= no }} | | website = {{Facebook | id = PrakashAmbedkar.Official | name= PrakashAmbedkar | link= no }} | ||
| nationality = [[India]]n | | nationality = [[India]]n | ||
| relations = {{ubl|[[B. R. Ambedkar]]<br>(grandfather)|[[Anandraj Ambedkar]]<br>(brother)|[[Anand Teltumbde]]<br>(brother-in-law)|See also '''[[Ambedkar family]]'''}} | | relations = {{ubl|[[B. R. Ambedkar]]<br />(grandfather)|[[Anandraj Ambedkar]]<br />(brother)|[[Bhimrao Yashwant Ambedkar]], Brother|[[Anand Teltumbde]]<br />(brother-in-law)|See also '''[[Ambedkar family]]'''}} | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
| source = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtrapoliticalparties.in/prakash-ambedkar.html|title=Welcome to Maharashtra Political Parties.in|website=www.maharashtrapoliticalparties.in|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref> | | source = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtrapoliticalparties.in/prakash-ambedkar.html|title=Welcome to Maharashtra Political Parties.in|website=www.maharashtrapoliticalparties.in|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref> | ||
| parents = {{ubl|[[Yashwant Ambedkar]]|Meera Ambedkar}} | | parents = {{ubl|[[Yashwant Ambedkar]]|Meera Ambedkar}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
Prakash Ambedkar was born on 10 May 1954 in [[Bombay]] (now [[Mumbai]]). In 1972 he completed his higher secondary education from [[St. Stanislaus High School]], Mumbai. In 1978, he received [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA) from Siddhartha College of Arts, and in 1981 he got [[Bachelor of Laws]] (LLB) in [[Siddharth College of Law, Mumbai]].<ref> | Prakash Ambedkar was born on 10 May 1954 in [[Bombay]] (now [[Mumbai]]). In 1972 he completed his higher secondary education from [[St. Stanislaus High School]], Mumbai. In 1978, he received [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA) from Siddhartha College of Arts, and in 1981 he got [[Bachelor of Laws]] (LLB) in [[Siddharth College of Law, Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://todayexpress.in/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B3%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AC-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B5/ |title=Archived copy |website=todayexpress.in |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329124607/http://todayexpress.in/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B3%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AC-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B5/ |archive-date=29 March 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
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On 4 July 1994, Prakash Ambedkar established the [[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh]]. This party was a splintered group amongst other factions of the [[Republican Party of India]] which was constituted on directions of his grandfather after his death. The Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha contested established political parties like [[Indian National Congress]], [[Shiv Sena]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the Akola municipal elections, emerging victorious. The success was gained through the new social engineering brought by Prakash Ambedkar which later known as "Akola Pattern". The expansion of the party continued after 1995, that some of the non-Dalit parties and organisations have joined the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lokmat.com/editorial/lok-sabha-election-2019-vanchit-bahujan-aaghadi-new-political-power-maharashtra/ |title=Lok Sabha Election 2019: Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi: New Political Power In Maharashtra | Lok Sabha Election 2019 : वंचित बहुजन आघाडी : नवी राजकीय शक्ती |publisher=Lokmat.Com |date=2019-03-30 |access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abpmajha.abplive.in/election/bharip-bahujan-mahasangh-merge-in-vanchit-bahujan-alliance-says-prakash-ambedkar-643168 |title=भारिप बहुजन महासंघ वंचित आघाडीत विलीन करणार, प्रकाश आंबेडकरांची घोषणा |publisher=Abpmajha.abplive.in |date=2019-03-14 |access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref> | On 4 July 1994, Prakash Ambedkar established the [[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh]]. This party was a splintered group amongst other factions of the [[Republican Party of India]] which was constituted on directions of his grandfather after his death. The Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha contested established political parties like [[Indian National Congress]], [[Shiv Sena]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the Akola municipal elections, emerging victorious. The success was gained through the new social engineering brought by Prakash Ambedkar which later known as "Akola Pattern". The expansion of the party continued after 1995, that some of the non-Dalit parties and organisations have joined the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lokmat.com/editorial/lok-sabha-election-2019-vanchit-bahujan-aaghadi-new-political-power-maharashtra/ |title=Lok Sabha Election 2019: Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi: New Political Power In Maharashtra | Lok Sabha Election 2019 : वंचित बहुजन आघाडी : नवी राजकीय शक्ती |publisher=Lokmat.Com |date=2019-03-30 |access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abpmajha.abplive.in/election/bharip-bahujan-mahasangh-merge-in-vanchit-bahujan-alliance-says-prakash-ambedkar-643168 |title=भारिप बहुजन महासंघ वंचित आघाडीत विलीन करणार, प्रकाश आंबेडकरांची घोषणा |publisher=Abpmajha.abplive.in |date=2019-03-14 |access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref> | ||
Ambedkar was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] during 1990 - 1996.<ref name="rajyasabha1">{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/a.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - biograp_sketc_1a.htm |access-date=2011-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx|publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi|access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref> He was elected in the [[12th Lok Sabha]] elections from [[Akola (Lok Sabha constituency)|Akola Lok Sabha constituency]] in 1998 as a candidate of the [[Republican Party of India]]. Second time from the same constituency in 1999, he was elected as the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh's candidate for the [[13th Lok Sabha]] elections and he was a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] till 2004.<ref>http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13MH19.htm</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiavotes.com/pc/winningcandidates/30/13/380 |title=IndiaVotes PC: Winner Candidates of BBM for 1999 |publisher=Indiavotes.com |access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtrapoliticalparties.in/prakash-ambedkar.html |title=Welcome to Maharashtra Political Parties.in |publisher=Maharashtrapoliticalparties.in |access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref><ref>https://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13MH19.htm</ref> | Ambedkar was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] during 1990 - 1996.<ref name="rajyasabha1">{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/a.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - biograp_sketc_1a.htm |access-date=2011-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx|publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi|access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref> He was elected in the [[12th Lok Sabha]] elections from [[Akola (Lok Sabha constituency)|Akola Lok Sabha constituency]] in 1998 as a candidate of the [[Republican Party of India]]. Second time from the same constituency in 1999, he was elected as the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh's candidate for the [[13th Lok Sabha]] elections and he was a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] till 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13MH19.htm |title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 13th Lok Sabha |website=parliamentofindia.nic.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923191121/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13MH19.htm |archive-date=2006-09-23}} </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiavotes.com/pc/winningcandidates/30/13/380 |title=IndiaVotes PC: Winner Candidates of BBM for 1999 |publisher=Indiavotes.com |access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtrapoliticalparties.in/prakash-ambedkar.html |title=Welcome to Maharashtra Political Parties.in |publisher=Maharashtrapoliticalparties.in |access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref><ref>https://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13MH19.htm</ref> | ||
Ambedkar followed a policy, on the one hand, of regrouping the Dalits, and on the other of following a moderate line seeking alliance with those opposition parties which sympathised with the Dalit cause. It was with their support that he twice contested elections to the parliament from non-reserved constituencies. Though not successful in getting elected, he polled a sizeable number of votes on both the occasions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|date=2015-06-05|title=Dilemmas of Dalit Movement in Maharashtra-Unity Moves and After|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/1990/12/roots-specials/dilemmas-dalit-movement-maharashtra-unity-moves-and-after.html|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|language=en|volume=25|issue=12|pages=7–8}}</ref> | Ambedkar followed a policy, on the one hand, of regrouping the Dalits, and on the other of following a moderate line seeking alliance with those opposition parties which sympathised with the Dalit cause. It was with their support that he twice contested elections to the parliament from non-reserved constituencies. Though not successful in getting elected, he polled a sizeable number of votes on both the occasions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|date=2015-06-05|title=Dilemmas of Dalit Movement in Maharashtra-Unity Moves and After|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/1990/12/roots-specials/dilemmas-dalit-movement-maharashtra-unity-moves-and-after.html|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|language=en|volume=25|issue=12|pages=7–8}}</ref> | ||
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The RPI's greatest success was in 1988 when Ambedkar, in alliance with other Dalit organisations, took out a massive demonstration in Mumbai. The occasion was the controversy regarding a move to delete from the official publication of B. R. Ambedkar's writings a portion called ''Riddles of Hinduism''. The deletion move was supported by [[Shiv Sena]] which by this time was emerging as a Hindu political organisation. To bring all Dalit organisations together for this purpose, Prakash Ambedkar formed Ambedkar Vichar Samvardhak Samiti (AVSS).<ref name=":0"/> Under the leadership of Prakash Ambedkar, [[R. S. Gavai]] and others on 5 February 1988, Dalits put on a massive show of strength which brought more than four to five [[lakh]] followers of [[B. R. Ambedkar]] into the heart of Mumbai city from different parts of Maharashtra and also from [[Gujarat]] and other states. Within days of the Dalit demonstration in Mumbai, the 'Riddles' issue was resolved at a meeting on February 10 of representatives of the [[Shiv Sena]], the Maratha Mahasangh and the various groups of the [[Republican Party of India]] and the [[Dalit Panthers]] called by the state chief minister. It was agreed at the meeting that the relevant appendix would be retained intact in the fourth volume of Ambedkar's works; only a line would be added to clarify that the Maharashtra government did not agree or disagree with B. R. Ambedkar's comments on the Hindu gods.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jadhav|first=M. H.|date=1988|title=Loyalty to Ambedkar Reaffirmed|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=23|issue=8|pages=348–349|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4378133}}</ref> | The RPI's greatest success was in 1988 when Ambedkar, in alliance with other Dalit organisations, took out a massive demonstration in Mumbai. The occasion was the controversy regarding a move to delete from the official publication of B. R. Ambedkar's writings a portion called ''Riddles of Hinduism''. The deletion move was supported by [[Shiv Sena]] which by this time was emerging as a Hindu political organisation. To bring all Dalit organisations together for this purpose, Prakash Ambedkar formed Ambedkar Vichar Samvardhak Samiti (AVSS).<ref name=":0"/> Under the leadership of Prakash Ambedkar, [[R. S. Gavai]] and others on 5 February 1988, Dalits put on a massive show of strength which brought more than four to five [[lakh]] followers of [[B. R. Ambedkar]] into the heart of Mumbai city from different parts of Maharashtra and also from [[Gujarat]] and other states. Within days of the Dalit demonstration in Mumbai, the 'Riddles' issue was resolved at a meeting on February 10 of representatives of the [[Shiv Sena]], the Maratha Mahasangh and the various groups of the [[Republican Party of India]] and the [[Dalit Panthers]] called by the state chief minister. It was agreed at the meeting that the relevant appendix would be retained intact in the fourth volume of Ambedkar's works; only a line would be added to clarify that the Maharashtra government did not agree or disagree with B. R. Ambedkar's comments on the Hindu gods.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jadhav|first=M. H.|date=1988|title=Loyalty to Ambedkar Reaffirmed|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=23|issue=8|pages=348–349|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4378133}}</ref> | ||
Bahujan Mahasangh, a political formation working in close association with the Bharatiya Republican Party led by Prakash Ambedkar, was formed in February 1993. In the summer of that year, its candidate won Kinwat legislative assembly seat in Nanded district, defeating Congress and BJP contestants.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gavaskar|first=Mahesh|date=1994|title=Bahujans as Vanguards: BSP and BMS in Maharashtra Politics|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=29|issue=16/17|pages=895–896|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4401084}}</ref> The alliance between Bharatiya Republican Party and Bahujan Mahasangh visualised a joint front of Dalits and OBCs whose cultural identity was essentially non-Brahmin. Bahujan Mahasangh argued that in the Brahminical social order, both Dalits and OBCs find themselves equally oppressed culturally.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Palshikar|first=Suhas|title=Politics in Maharashtra: Arrival of the 'Bahujan' Idiom|date=1994|journal=The Indian Journal of Political Science|volume=55|issue=3|pages=271–284|issn=0019-5510|jstor=41855699}}</ref> Bahujan Mahasangh had defined the Bahujan category to include Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains and Muslims, as well as caste groups such as | Bahujan Mahasangh, a political formation working in close association with the Bharatiya Republican Party led by Prakash Ambedkar, was formed in February 1993. In the summer of that year, its candidate won Kinwat legislative assembly seat in Nanded district, defeating Congress and BJP contestants.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gavaskar|first=Mahesh|date=1994|title=Bahujans as Vanguards: BSP and BMS in Maharashtra Politics|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=29|issue=16/17|pages=895–896|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4401084}}</ref> The alliance between Bharatiya Republican Party and Bahujan Mahasangh visualised a joint front of Dalits and OBCs whose cultural identity was essentially non-Brahmin. Bahujan Mahasangh argued that in the Brahminical social order, both Dalits and OBCs find themselves equally oppressed culturally.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Palshikar|first=Suhas|title=Politics in Maharashtra: Arrival of the 'Bahujan' Idiom|date=1994|journal=The Indian Journal of Political Science|volume=55|issue=3|pages=271–284|issn=0019-5510|jstor=41855699}}</ref> Bahujan Mahasangh had defined the Bahujan category to include Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains and Muslims, as well as caste groups such as OBCs(Other backward classes) and Dalits, tribes, women, poor Marathas, and poor Brahmins, thus including all those who are subjugated through caste, class and gender exploitation.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Guru|first=Gopal|date=1993|title=Emergence of Bahujan Mahasangha in Maharashtra|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=28|issue=46/47|pages=2500–2502|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4400407}}</ref> | ||
In memory of [[Mahar]] soldiers who fought in the [[Battle of Koregaon]], their descendants ([[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhists]]) visit [[Koregaon Bhima]] on 1 January every year to honor them. On 1 January 2018, [[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhists]], as well as some [[Hindu]] dalit, OBC and [[Sikh]] people visited the 'Jay sthambh' (victory pillar) at [[Koregaon Bhima]] in [[Pune district]], [[Maharashtra]].Prakash Ambedkar accused [[Sambhaji Bhide]] and [[Milind Ekbote]] of seducing the invading Hindutva people and demanded the police investigation and strict action against the two. But the Maharashtra government and the state police did not take any action against the culprits. So on 3 January 2018, he called on the people of Maharashtra to call "Maharashtra [[Bandh]]". This call to shut down Maharashtra received a huge response from the people and the [[bandh]] was a success. The bandh was seen across Maharashtra including [[Mumbai]]. According to Ambedkar, more than 50% Maharashtrian people participated in the bandh. Earlier only [[Bal Thackeray]] of Shiv Sena had the power to shut down Mumbai. Subsequently, Prakash Ambedkar's political power increased. He came to the center of Ambedkarite and Bahujan community. The youth group in particular became his supporters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/maharashtra/dalit-groups-bandh-in-maharashtra-called-off-1795363|title=प्रकाश अंबेडकर ने महाराष्ट्र बंद वापस लेने का किया ऐलान, लोकल ट्रेन की सेवाएं फिर से बहाल|website=NDTVIndia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/maharashtra/live-update-mumabi-band-br-ambedkar-grandson-strike-in-maharashtratoday-pune-violence-1795091|title=मुंबई में दिखा दलित समुदाय के बंद का असर, कई बसें तोड़ीं, रेल सेवा की बाधित|website=NDTVIndia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-42540567|title=कोरेगांव हिंसा: दलित संगठनों का आज महाराष्ट्र बंद|first=मयूरेश|last=कोन्नुर|newspaper=BBC News हिंदी|date=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thewirehindi.com/30471/bhima-koregaon-violence-maharashtra-bandh/|title=महाराष्ट्र बंद: मुंबई में बसों पर हमला, नागपुर और पुणे में स्थिति तनावपूर्ण|website=thewirehindi.com|date=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.indiatvnews.com/india/national-prakash-ambedkar-give-ultimatum-to-maharashtra-bjp-government-arrest-sambhaji-bhide-in-eight-days-574885|title=महाराष्ट्र: प्रकाश अंबेडकर ने दिया बीजेपी को अल्टीमेटम- भीमा-कोरेगांव हिंसा के मुख्य आरोपी संभाजी भिड़े को आठ दिन में करें गिरफ्तार|first=Avinash|last=Tripathi|date=27 March 2018|website=India TV Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.sakshi.com/news/2018/01/03/prakash-ambedkar-withdraws-maharashtra-bandh-call|title='महाराष्ट्र बंद' वापस लेने का ऐलान, जानें दिनभर का घटनाक्रम|website=Sakshipost Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loksatta.com/mumbai-news/live-updates-bhima-koregaon-violence-mumbai-pune-prakash-ambedkar-dalit-outfits-on-road-railway-protest-1610478/|title=आंबेडकरी संघटनांचा महाराष्ट्र बंद मागे; प्रकाश आंबेडकरांची घोषणा|date=3 January 2018}}</ref> | In memory of [[Mahar]] soldiers who fought in the [[Battle of Koregaon]], their descendants ([[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhists]]) visit [[Koregaon Bhima]] on 1 January every year to honor them. On 1 January 2018, [[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhists]], as well as some [[Hindu]] dalit, OBC and [[Sikh]] people visited the 'Jay sthambh' (victory pillar) at [[Koregaon Bhima]] in [[Pune district]], [[Maharashtra]].Prakash Ambedkar accused [[Sambhaji Bhide]] and [[Milind Ekbote]] of seducing the invading Hindutva people and demanded the police investigation and strict action against the two. But the Maharashtra government and the state police did not take any action against the culprits. So on 3 January 2018, he called on the people of Maharashtra to call "Maharashtra [[Bandh]]". This call to shut down Maharashtra received a huge response from the people and the [[bandh]] was a success. The bandh was seen across Maharashtra including [[Mumbai]]. According to Ambedkar, more than 50% Maharashtrian people participated in the bandh. Earlier only [[Bal Thackeray]] of Shiv Sena had the power to shut down Mumbai. Subsequently, Prakash Ambedkar's political power increased. He came to the center of Ambedkarite and Bahujan community. The youth group in particular became his supporters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/maharashtra/dalit-groups-bandh-in-maharashtra-called-off-1795363|title=प्रकाश अंबेडकर ने महाराष्ट्र बंद वापस लेने का किया ऐलान, लोकल ट्रेन की सेवाएं फिर से बहाल|website=NDTVIndia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/maharashtra/live-update-mumabi-band-br-ambedkar-grandson-strike-in-maharashtratoday-pune-violence-1795091|title=मुंबई में दिखा दलित समुदाय के बंद का असर, कई बसें तोड़ीं, रेल सेवा की बाधित|website=NDTVIndia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-42540567|title=कोरेगांव हिंसा: दलित संगठनों का आज महाराष्ट्र बंद|first=मयूरेश|last=कोन्नुर|newspaper=BBC News हिंदी|date=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thewirehindi.com/30471/bhima-koregaon-violence-maharashtra-bandh/|title=महाराष्ट्र बंद: मुंबई में बसों पर हमला, नागपुर और पुणे में स्थिति तनावपूर्ण|website=thewirehindi.com|date=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.indiatvnews.com/india/national-prakash-ambedkar-give-ultimatum-to-maharashtra-bjp-government-arrest-sambhaji-bhide-in-eight-days-574885|title=महाराष्ट्र: प्रकाश अंबेडकर ने दिया बीजेपी को अल्टीमेटम- भीमा-कोरेगांव हिंसा के मुख्य आरोपी संभाजी भिड़े को आठ दिन में करें गिरफ्तार|first=Avinash|last=Tripathi|date=27 March 2018|website=India TV Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.sakshi.com/news/2018/01/03/prakash-ambedkar-withdraws-maharashtra-bandh-call|title='महाराष्ट्र बंद' वापस लेने का ऐलान, जानें दिनभर का घटनाक्रम|website=Sakshipost Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loksatta.com/mumbai-news/live-updates-bhima-koregaon-violence-mumbai-pune-prakash-ambedkar-dalit-outfits-on-road-railway-protest-1610478/|title=आंबेडकरी संघटनांचा महाराष्ट्र बंद मागे; प्रकाश आंबेडकरांची घोषणा|date=3 January 2018}}</ref> | ||
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== Controversy == | == Controversy == | ||
Prakash Ambedkar courted controversy by asking his supporters to resort to violence against trolls and those who criticised his statement asking for proof on surgical strikes conducted by [[Indian Air Force]]. Many critics called it militant Dalit politics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bharip-chief-tells-his-men-to-thrash-all-who-troll-him/articleshow/68280773.cms|title=Bharip chief tells his men to thrash all who troll him | Mumbai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-prakash-ambedkar-appeals-to-party-workers-to-trash-out-trolls-against-him/1474790.</ref> | Prakash Ambedkar courted controversy by asking his supporters to resort to violence against trolls and those who criticised his statement asking for proof on surgical strikes conducted by [[Indian Air Force]]. Many critics called it militant Dalit politics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bharip-chief-tells-his-men-to-thrash-all-who-troll-him/articleshow/68280773.cms|title=Bharip chief tells his men to thrash all who troll him | Mumbai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-prakash-ambedkar-appeals-to-party-workers-to-trash-out-trolls-against-him/1474790.|title = Mumbai: Prakash Ambedkar appeals to party workers to trash out trolls against him}}</ref> | ||
== Writings == | == Writings == | ||