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The two terms of Gandhi irwan pact of 1931​

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The 'Gandhi-Irwin Pact' was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India, on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London.[1] Before this, Lord Irwin, the Viceroy, had announced in October 1929 a vague offer of 'dominion status' for British India in an unspecified future and a Round Table Conference to discuss a future constitution.[2] The second Round Table Conference was held from September to December 1931 in London.

"The Two Mahatmas"—as Sarojini Naidu described Gandhi and Lord Irwin—had eight meetings that totaled 24 hours. Gandhi was impressed by Irwin’s sincerity. The terms of the "Gandhi-Irwin Pact" fell manifestly short of those Gandhi prescribed as the minimum for a truce.[3]

Below are the proposed conditions:-

Discontinuation of Salt March by the Indian National Congress

Participation by the Indian National Congress in the Second Round Table Conference

Withdrawal of all ordinances issued by the Government of India imposing curbs on the activities of the Indian National Congress

Withdrawal of all prosecutions relating to several types of offenses except those involving violence

Release of prisoners arrested for participating in the Salt March.

Removal of the tax on salt, which allowed the Indians to produce, trade, and sell salt legally and for their own private use