Caste should not be basis for reservation: Bharip

Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh of Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of dalit icon B R Ambedkar, today proposed a "caste-less" society and that caste should not be the basis for reservation in the country.
"Babasaheb (Ambedkar) had dreamt of a caste-less society. We are of the opinion that caste should not be the base for reservation, but when we air this opinion many of the society members go against us," J V Pawar, a close aide of Ambedkar, said here.
Asked if the outfit, called as Bharip, wanted to join the RSS on the issue as its chief Mohan Bhagwat had reportedly suggested a review of reservation policy, Pawar discounted any such possibility.

"We have different ideologies," he said today.
Remarks of Pawar, who recently released a book titled 'Dr B R Ambedkar's Social Revolution', came separate of Ambedkar who is organising a state-level conference, "Jatiantakadun Rashtravadakade" (from ending caste system to nationalism) at Ahmednagar on December 20.
Ambedkar said he will discuss the measures on ways and means to encourage people not to use their caste at the conference.

"We want to end the caste system. We believe that people should use only their religion and not their caste in the public domain," he told PTI.
The conference being organised under the banner of Maharashtra Lokshahi Aghadi, an umbrella organisation of several left-wing political parties.

To a query, the dalit leader said that he has thought of several phases to evolve the caste-less society.
"I have been discussing the issue with our partners. I will also take their opinion into consideration. I hope we will reach on conscience to a certain point on discouraging people on using their caste," Ambedkar said.
When asked whether he will ask people not to mention their caste on their birth certificates, Ambedkar said, "That will happen in the later stage. First, there is a need to spread awareness about it".