It was signed by Ambedkar on behalf of the depressed classes and by Madan Mohan Malviya on behalf of Hindus and Gandhi as a means to end the fast that Gandhi was undertaking in jail as a protest against the decision made by British prime minister Ramsay MacDonald to give separate electorates to depressed classes for ...

Why was Poona Pact signed for Class 10?

Poona pact (September, 1932) was signed between Ambedkar and Gandhiji.It gave the depressed classes reserved seats in provincial and central legislative councils, which were to be voted in by the general electorate.

When and why was Poona Pact was signed?

On 24 September 1932, the Poona Pact was sealed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr B R Ambedkar in the Yerwada Central Jail, Pune. Gandhiji was undertaking a fast against the British government's decision to grant separate electorates for the 'Depressed classes'. This Pact ended the fast.