Select a statement which describes Dr B.RAmbedkar's critique of self-governing villages.

Ambedkar argued that Indian society will rapidly develop into urban centres so the village governing structures will be useless. Ambedkar thought giving a governing body to the panchayats will create financial mismanagement within the state government. Ambedkar thought such micro governing institutions will only result in extending the domination of rural elites and upper caste in the villages through modern political institutions. He thought panchayath is a small region for having its own governing institution.

Ambedkar thought such micro governing institutions will only result in extending the domination of rural elites and upper caste in the villages through modern political institutions.

When the constitution was being drafted panchayats did not find a mention in it. At this juncture, a number of members expressed their sorrow, anger and disappointment over this issue. At the same time, drawing on his own rural experience Dr Ambedkar argued that local elites and upper castes were so well entrenched in society that local self-government only meant a continuing the exploitation of the downtrodden masses of Indian society. The upper castes would no doubt silence this segment of the population further.