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On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada Jail against :
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- British repression of the Satyagrahis.
- Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
- Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald.
- Communal riots in Calcutta.
Correct Option: C
In 1932, a round table conference was organized and Ambedkar, an eminent lawyer and a Dalit leader was invited to attend the same. Through his campaigning, the government granted untouchables separate electorates under the new constitution. In protest Gandhi began a fast-unto-death while imprisoned in the Yerwada Central Jail of Pune in 1932 against the separate electorate for untouchables only. Ambedkar agreed under massive coercion from the supporters of Gandhi for an agreement, which saw Gandhi end his fast, while dropping the demand for separate electorates that was promised through the British Communal Award prior to Ambedkar’s meeting with Gandhi.