Question

The period Between 1920 to 1947 was marked with major events and reforms that finally led us to our independence. In the context, answer the following questions:

State three provisions of the Gandhi Irwin pact as a result of the civil disobedience movement.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Provisions of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact as a result of the Civil Disobedience Movement:

Since the satyagraha could not be suppressed, the Government, through Tej Bahadur Sapru and Jayakar, started negotiations with Gandhiji in jail. This resulted in the signing of a pact by Gandhiji and Lord Irwin, the Viceroy in March 1931. this is known as the Gandhi-Irwin pact.

The government agreed to:

i. To allow people living near sea shore to manufacture salt.

ii. Release all political prisoners except those guilty of violence.

iii. Permit peaceful picketing of liquor and foreign clothes shops.

iv. Restore the confiscated properties of the Congressmen.

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