Could The Dalits Get Their Rightful Dues

Dr.Bhim Rao Ambedkar never fought for India's independence because he was apprehensive of upper caste rule replacing the British rule and thought that the conditions of dalits will not change even in a free country and if-it will be for the worse.Was Dr.Ambedkar's apprehension totally wrong ?Looking back to six decades of our independence -has the conditions of dalits changed for better ? No .And so this policy of positive discrimination need to be revisited for making it more effective. It's no good having high growth rates in national economy without it being able to include a large section of our society which for no fault of its own creation lags centuries behind the rest.