Question

why did political leaders differ sharply over the question of separate electorates​

Answer 1

Answer:

Political leaders differed sharply over the question of separate electorates because of differences in opinion. ... Also, it was feared that the system of separate electorates would gradually divide the country into numerous fragments because every community or class would then ask for separate representations.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Political leaders differed sharply over the question

of separate electorates because

i)The Nationalist Congress leaders sowed in it the seeds of 'Divide and Rule', which would weaken the National Movement.

(ii) The Muslim leaders thought that their interest could only be protected in a Muslim state, and in a Hindu majority state they would be at the mercy of the Hindus.

(iii) Dr BR Ambedkar, the leader of the depressed classes, was in favour of separate electorates for his community but Gandhiji believed that separate electorate for Dalits would slow down the process of their integration into society. Later Ambedkar accepted Gandhiji's position and signed 'Poona Pact.

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