Delve into the Delhi Manifesto of 1929 and its pivotal role in India's constitutional journey, including the meeting with Lord Irwin that escalated tensions leading to future confrontations.
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Delhi Manifesto and the Road to Confrontation
Delhi Manifesto (November 2, 1929)
Conference of Leaders: Prominent national leaders issued the Delhi Manifesto, setting conditions for attending the Round Table Conference.
Key Conditions:
The Round Table Conference should formulate a constitution for dominion status, not determine whether or when it would be granted.
Congress should have majority representation at the conference.
A general amnesty for political prisoners and a policy of conciliation should be enacted.
Meeting with Lord Irwin (December 1929)
Discussion on Round Table Conference: Gandhi, Motilal Nehru, and other leaders met with Lord Irwin to seek assurance that the conference’s purpose was to draft a constitutional scheme for dominion status.
Irwin’s Rejection: Lord Irwin rejected the demands of the Delhi Manifesto, confirming that the Round Table Conference was not meant to draft a dominion status constitution. This set the stage for further confrontation.
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