FIRST ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE (1931)

FIRST ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE (1931)

First ever conference arranged between the British & Indians as equals

1-Congress and most business leaders kept away.

2-Muslim League— represented by Mohammed Ali, Agha Khan. Fazlul Haq and Jinnah.

3-Hindu Mahasabha— represented by Moonje and Jayakar.

4-Liberals— represented by Sapru, Chintamani and Srinivas Sastri.

5-Princes—represented by Akbar Hydari and Mirza Ismail, the Dewans of Hyderabad and Mysore respectively.

With Incidents of rising violence and with majority of leading Congress leaders behind bars Gandhiji called for rather

sudden retreat. He initiated a talk with Irwin. which culminated in the Delhi Pact of 5th March popularly called Gandhi-Irwin pact.