10th Class Social Science Nationalism in India Question Bank Short Answer Type - Nationalism in India

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    Why was Poona Pact signed?

    Answer:

    Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was demanding separate electorates for dalits. Mahatma Gandhi believed that separate electorates for dalits would slow down the process of their integration into society. Ambedkar ultimately accepted Gandhiji's position and the result was Poona Pact of September 1932. It gave the depressed classes reserved seats in provincial and central legislative councils, but they were to be voted in by general electorate.


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