Q:-Describe the Communal Award of
1932? [4]
Answer:- On August 1932 the British Prime
Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced that British government would give position
to the minorities. The Muslim were given weight age in Hindu dominated
provinces, but Muslims majority in Punjab and Bengal was reduced.
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ReplyDeleteAs a result of the Second Round Table Conference, in August 1932, the then Prime Minister of Britain Ramsay MacDonald gave his 'award' known as the Communal Award. According to it, separate representation was to be provided for the Lower Caste, Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Indian Christians and Anglo Indians.The Untouchables were assigned a number of seats to be filled by election from special constituencies in which voters belonging to the Untouchables only could vote. The Award was highly controversial and opposed by Mahatma Gandhi, and fasted in protest against it. Communal Award was supported by many among the minority communities, most notably the Untouchable leader,Dr.B.R.Ambedkar.
ReplyDeleteThe communal Award was introduced in 1932, as a result of the Second round table conference. It was announced by British Prime Minister ,Ramsey MacDonald. It recognized the right of separate electorates for all minority communities
Deletein the country, namely Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Indian Christians etc.However, it was not popular with Muslims as it reduced their majority in Punjab and
Bengal. Muslims were to be given weightage wherever they were a minority. Moreover, Sindh was removed from the Bombay Presidency and made into a
separate province. The Marathas were to be given seven seats in the province of Bombay and 3% of seats were to be reserved for women in all provinces except in
the NWFP. It also distributed the seats in the provincial legislatures on a communal basis and doubled the existing seats of the provincial legislatures .