Q Give a detailed account of Gandhi -Irwin Pact?
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Explanation:
The Sirima–Gandhi Pact or Srimavo-Gandhi Pact was an agreement that was signed between Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, and Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, on 28 June 1974.
It was a follow-up agreement of Sirima-Shastri Pact that left 150,000 people of Indian origin in Sri Lanka to future account. Sirima-Shastri Pact agreed to grant Ceylonese citizenship to 300,000 Indian population in Sri Lanka and 525,000 people repatriation to India.
The pact is considered as one of the good relationship factors between India and Sri Lanka since it contributed to solve the issues of stateless Indian origin people in Sri Lanka.
GANDHI - IRWIN PACT:
• Mahatma Gandhi launched Civil Disobedience movement in 1930 for various reasons.
• This civil disobedience movement attracted thousands of people all over India.
• Thousands of people actively participated in Civil Disobedience movement.
• During this time, the British Government organised round table conferences.
• The first round table conference was boycotted Indian National Congress and continued the movement.
• So, to involve Congress into the second round table conference the British government made a plan.
• The then Viceroy Lord Irwin called Gandhiji for talks.
• Here, the Gandhi - Irwin pact was signed in 1931.
• Gandhiji accepted to suspend the civil disobedience movement.
• However, the demands of Gandhiji and INC were not met.
• Hence, Gandhiji decided to continue the civil disobedience movement.