Question

When and between whom was the Poona pact signed?

Answer 1

Hint: Poona pact was an agreement aimed towards the reservation of electoral seats in the legislature for the lower castes or the underprivileged sections of the society (1930’s).

Complete Answer:
To contextualise the signing of the Poona pact, the whole issue started because of the decision made by Ramsay MacDonald, who was the Prime Minister of Britain. The decision was that separate electorates were to be given to the lower classes or castes in India for the elections of provincial legislative assemblies. After the declaration of the respective decision, Mahatma Gandhi protested against it by undertaking the fast in Yerwada Central jail. Bhim Rao Ambedkar favoured the reservation of the seats for the underprivileged sections of the society while Mahatma Gandhi was of a completely contrary opinion.
Later on, the Poona pact was signed on ${24}^{th}September,1932$ in Poona. It was signed between the two people, one on the behalf of the underprivileged classes and other on the behalf of upper caste Hindus and Gandhi. The former ones were represented by Bhim Rao Ambedkar and the latter ones were represented by Madan Mohan Malviya. Madan Mohan Malviya signed the pact but in the broader academia, it is often written that the respective pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Bhim Rao Ambedkar. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was of the opinion that for the better political participation and representation of the depressed classes, it is essential to have the reservation. Later on, it was decided that certain seats were to be reserved in different areas. The highest number of reserved seats were in Madras and Bengal i.e. 30 seats while the lowest number of seats were reserved in Punjab i.e. 8.

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