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> “- They are not about Dalit politics. They are about the > Ambedkarite alternative. > > - They are an alliance of the discriminated and the excluded. > They're not
making you choose between identity politics and Class > politics but forcing you to look at where they intersect. Caste is > Class which is Caste > Trivia: The BAPSA has also been
organising the contract workers on > campus to fight for better working conditions and wages (where were > the "worker's unity" people?) > > - They have taken a
legally correct and morally upright position on > Kashmir. In her interview to Dalit camera, Arti Rani Prajapati BAPSA > was brave enough to say, "India should not force Kashmiris
to be a > part of the country. We should ask the people of Kashmir what they > want. And I think they have made it very clear what they want." > > Unlike kanhaiya Kumar
who said, "Kashmir is an integral part of > India," and then smoothly slipped in, "We want freedom in India not > from India." > > - BAPSA wants a broad
alliance of marginalised identities. Says > solidarity from upper castes is welcome but is clear that the > leadership of this social movement will not be handed over to people > of
privilege. > > - Its likely that they chose the name BAPSA because its tough to > make slogans ring with a name like ABPSA or APBSA. But the idea of > Birsa before Ambedkar and
Ambedkar before Phule has a nice feel to > it” (sic)