While Gandhi was arrested on his return from London after the Second Round
Table Conference; British Prime Minister Ramsay
Mac Donald announced his Award on communal representation in Aug. 16, 1932.
Besides containing provisions for representation of Muslims, Sikhs and
Europeans, it envisaged communal representation of Depressed Classes also.
Gandhi
was deeply grieved by this and underwent a fast in protest against this Award
since it aimed to divide India on a communal basis.
While many political
Indians saw the rats as a diversion from the political movement, all were
deeply concerned and emotionally shaken.
Almost everywhere in India mass
meetings took place, political leaders of different persuasions, like Madan Mohan Malviya, B.R. Ambedkar and M.C. Raja became
active. In the end the succeeded in hammering out an agreement, known as the
Poona Pact.
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