Why did dalit's participation limited in …

Dalit participation was limited in the Civil Disobedience Movement. There were
several reasons behind it:
(i) The congress had ignored the dalits for a long time because it suffered from a
fear of offending the Sanatans, who were the conservative high caste Hindus.
But Mahatma Gandhi declared that Swaraj would not come for a hundred years
if untouchability was not eliminated.
(ii) He organised statyagrahas to secure them entry into temples and access to
public wells, roads, etc. He persuaded upper castes to change their heart and
give up the ‘sin of untouchability’.
(iii) But many dalit leaders were keen on a different political solution to the
problems of the community. They began organising themselves, demanding
reserved seats in educational institutions and a separate electorate that would
choose dalit members for legislative councils.
(iv) Dalit participation in Civil Disobedience Movement was therefore limited,
particularly in the Maharashtra and Nagpur region where their organisation
was quite strong.