INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The second RTC (September–December 1931) was attended by Mahatma Gandhi as the Congress representative. It failed to reach an agreement, either constitutionally or on communal representation. The session got deadlocked on the question of the minorities. All minorities came together in a “Minorities’ Pact”.

Detailed explanation-2: -The second round table conference was deemed a failure because of the many disagreements among the participants. While the INC claimed to speak for the whole of the country, other participants and leaders of other parties contested this claim.

Detailed explanation-3: -The second Round Table Conference was held in London from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 with the participation of Gandhi and the Indian National Congress.

Detailed explanation-4: -Third Round Table Conference (November – December 1932) The third and last session assembled on November 17, 1932. Only forty-six delegates attended since most of the main political figures of India were not present. The Labour Party from Britain and the Indian National Congress refused to attend.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gandhiji was the only Congress member who attended the Second Round Table Conference, where the separate electorate for minorities had become the main topic. Gandhiji did not welcome this, claiming that the Congress represented all of India, and the untouchables were Hindus and should not be treated as a minority.