Both Statements are false.
Statement 1: Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956): Leader of the anti-caste movement and the struggle for justice for the Dalits and founder of the Independent Labour Party.
Statement 2: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (1901-1953): Leader of Hindu Mahasabha and founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee:
He was born in Calcutta in a Bengali Brahmin family.
He emerged as a leader of Hindu Mahasabha, advocating for the interests of the Hindu community.
With the support of the RSS, he founded the 'Bharatiya Jana Sangh', which eventually evolved into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Thus, he is widely regarded as the founder of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Mukherjee served as Minister for Industry and Supply in Nehru's first cabinet after independence.
Due to disagreements over the government's approach to relations with Pakistan (Nehru-Liaquat Pact), he resigned in 1950.
He was a member of the Constituent Assembly & later served the first Lok Sabha.
He held contrasting views on India's policy of granting autonomy to J&K.
During the Jana Sangh's agitation against the government's Kashmir policy, he was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police.
He passed away in detention, a day after being provisionally diagnosed with a heart attack.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar:
He was a prominent leader of the anti-caste movement & played a pivotal role in the struggle for justice for the Dalits.
He founded the Independent Labour Party, The Scheduled Castes Federation & envisioned the formation of the Republican Party of India.
During World War II he served as a Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council.
He was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly.
Post-independence, he became the Law Minister in Nehru's first cabinet.
However, he resigned from his ministerial post in 1951 due to differences with the government over the Hindu Code Bill.
In 1956, he renounced Hinduism and embraced Buddhism along with thousands of his followers.
He had become frail because of diabetes. On 6th December 1956, he died in his sleep. | 
