Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Recent Developments in Indian Politics

Question:

Who was the founder of 'BAMCEF'

Options:

V. P. Chattopadhyay

Kanshi Ram

Bindeshwari Prasad

B. R. Ambedkar

Correct Answer:

Kanshi Ram

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (2) - Kanshi Ram

Kanshi Ram was the founder of BAMCEF.

During the 1980s, a significant upsurge in the political mobilization of Dalits was witnessed. In 1978, the Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation (BAMCEF) was established, setting itself apart from conventional government employee unions. BAMCEF strongly advocated for political empowerment of the 'bahujan' populace, comprising Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), and religious minorities. This laid the foundation for subsequent entities like the Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti and later the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), all under the leadership of Kanshi Ram.