`color{purple}ul{"Poona Pact"// "Gandhi-Ambedkar Pact "(25^(th) "September", 1932)}`
`color{green} ✍️` McDonald announced the proposal on minority representation known as the Communal Award in 1932. Under this, the Depressed Classes (Muslims, Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians, Women and Backward Classes) were to be considered as a minority and the award would make them entitled to the right of separate electorate.
`color{green} ✍️` Gandhi reacted strongly to the proposal and started fast unto death in Yervada jail.
`color{green} ✍️` The idea of separate electorate for the depressed classes was abandoned but seats reserved for them in the Provincial Legislature were increased. Thus, Poona Pact agreed upon a joint electorate for upper and lower castes.
`color{purple}ul{"Poona Pact"// "Gandhi-Ambedkar Pact "(25^(th) "September", 1932)}`
`color{green} ✍️` McDonald announced the proposal on minority representation known as the Communal Award in 1932. Under this, the Depressed Classes (Muslims, Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians, Women and Backward Classes) were to be considered as a minority and the award would make them entitled to the right of separate electorate.
`color{green} ✍️` Gandhi reacted strongly to the proposal and started fast unto death in Yervada jail.
`color{green} ✍️` The idea of separate electorate for the depressed classes was abandoned but seats reserved for them in the Provincial Legislature were increased. Thus, Poona Pact agreed upon a joint electorate for upper and lower castes.