Question

The Gandhi-Irwin Pact $\left(1931\right)$ was vehemently criticised and opposed by the people on the ground that _______.

• A. The Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended
• B. The suffering of thousands of people in the Civil Disobedience Movement were wasted
• C. It was contrary to the pledge of the Congress for Poorna Swaraj
• D. Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence

Answer 1

The correct option is D Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence

Gandhi-Irwin Pact was an agreement signed on March 5, 1931, between Mohandas K. Gandhi and Lord Irwin. Both agreed on releasing all the political prisoners who were not convicted for creating violence, based on the agreement Gandhi was unable to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence for murdering a british officer.

This was criticized by many.