Q.3 What was Gandhi-Irwin pact?
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Gandhi Irwin pact agreement signed on March 5, 1931 . It marked the end of the period of civil obidence ( satyagraha) in India against British rule that Gandhi and his followers had initiated with the Salt march (March-April 1930).
Answer:
The Gandhi Irwin Pact was signed on 5th March 1931. The pact was signed between Mohandas Gandhi, the representative of the INC and Lord Irwin, the then-existing Viceory of British India. Tej Bahadur Sapru, leader of the Liberal party in British India, played a major role in signing the pact.
In broad, its key objectives were to withdraw all ordinances and prosecutions and to release all the political prisoners.
Explanation:
The key points of the pact are as follows:
1. Gandhiji withdrew the CDM since it was being brutally suppressed by the Britishers. The Britishers put at least 100,00 people in Jail and tortured others who supported it, not even women and children were left.
2. In return, Lord Irwin released all political prisoners from the Jail.
3. Gandhiji also promised to withdraw the Satyagraha campaign.
Some of the key demands that Gandhiji made in this pact are as follows:
a. Reduce expenditure on Army and civil services by 50 per cent.
b. Introduce total prohibition.
c. Carry out reforms in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
d. Change Arms Act allowing popular control of an issue of a firearms licence.
e. Release political prisoners.
f. Accept Postal Reservation Bill.