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Question
Explain the following statement with reason.
Gandhiji began fast unto death in the Yerwada jail.
Solution
- Following the Second Round Table Conference, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, who represented the Dalits, called for separate electorates.
- Ramsay McDonald declared the communal prize, which included separate electorates for Dalits.
- However, Gandhi rejected this because the proclamation was based on caste, which would jeopardize the country's integration.
- As a protest, Gandhi began fasting to death at Yerwada jail for granting a caste-based electorate.
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