Tag: civics

The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin on 5 March 1931 before the Second Round Table Conference in London.

The following were the proposed conditions:

• Stopping of the civil disobedience movement by the Indian National Congress.
  
• Participation of Indian National Congress in the Second Round Table Conference. 
  
• Withdrawal of all laws issued by the British Government forcing checks on the exercises of the Indian National Congress.
  
• A release of prisoners arrested during Civil Disobedience Movement.
  
• Permit the free collection or manufacture of salt by persons near the seacoast.
  

On the historic day of 12th March 1930, Gandhi inaugurated The Civil Disobedience Movement by conducting the historic Dandi Salt March, where he broke the Salt Laws imposed by the British Government. Followed by seventy nine ashramites, Gandhi embarked on his march from his Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi that is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea.

On 6th April 1930, Gandhi with the accompaniment of seventy nine satyagrahis, violated the Salt Law by picking up a fistful of salt lying on the sea shore. They manually made salt on the shores of Dandi. 

On the historic day of 12th March 1930, Gandhi inaugurated the Civil Disobedience Movement by conducting the historic Dandi Salt March, where he broke the Salt Laws imposed by the British Government. Followed by 78 ashramites, Gandhi embarked on his march from his Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi that is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea.

On 6th April 1930, Gandhi violated the Salt Law by picking up a fistful of salt lying on the sea shore. They manually made salt on the shores of Dandi. 

On 12th March 1930, Gandhi inaugurated The Civil Disobedience Movement by conducting the historic Dandi Salt March, where he broke the Salt Laws imposed by the British Government. Gandhiji was to suspend the civil disobedience movement after a pact was signed between Gandhi and Irwin in March 1931. The Congress passed a resolution for the renewal of the Civil Disobedience Movement. Gandhiji was arrested. Congress leaders were arrested. Communalism was fanned. Gradually, the Civil Disobedience Movement lost its force. Congress called it off in 1934.

A commission was set up in 1927  to look after the working of the govt. of India Act, 1919 and give its report. The commission  consisted only of Englishmen, without a single Indian representative.  The commission arrived in India on February 3, 1928. There were hartals throughout the country & meetings were held condemning the appointment of the Commission.

Ambedkar established the Depressed Classes Association in August 1930. Gandhiji began the Civil Disobedience movement in March 1930 and ended in March 1931. In December 1929, at Lahore Congress adopts the resolution for 'Purna Swaraj.'

Dr B.R. Ambedkar, who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association in 1930, clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the second Round Table Conference by demanding separate electorates for dalits.

On 12th March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated the Civil Disobedience Movement by conducting the historic Dandi Salt March, where he broke the Salt Laws imposed by the British Government. Followed by 79 ashramites, Gandhiji embarked on his march from his Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi that is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea.

In 1928, Simon commission came to India to look after the working of the govt. of India Act, 1919 and to suggest changes. But it consisted only of Englishmen, & did not have a single Indian representative. 

In the last session of Congress that was presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru which was held in Lahore, the Congress working committee met on January 2, 1930 and on that day it was decided that January 26, 1930 should be observed as 'Poorna Swarajya Day'.