State three provisions of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact

National Movement: 1915-1947 (10)

The period between 1920 to 1947 was marked with major events and reforms that finally led us to our Independence. In this context, State three provisions of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact as a result of the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Answer

The movement was suspended after Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in 1931.

  1. The Governor-General agreed to release all political prisoners except those guilty of violence.
  2. To give back to the Congressmen their confiscated properties.
  3. To permit peaceful picketing of liquor and foreign cloth shops.
  4. To allow people living near the seashore to manufacture salt.
  5. Gandhiji agreed to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement.
  • Exam Year: 2017