Which one of the following is not a correct statement regarding the Irwin Gandhi Pact ........

Modern Indian History 1921-1932

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Which one of the following is not a correct statement regarding the Irwin-Gandhi Pact?

To release all political prisoners including those convicted for violence

The Government agreed for remission of all fines not yet collected

To show lenient treatment towards those government employees who had resigned

The government conceded the rights to make salt for consumption of villagers along the coast.

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Explanation:

First statement is incorrect. Political prisoners who were not convicted for violence should be immediately released under the Irwin- Gandhi pact.
This pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin on 5 March 1931. Salient features of this act were as following:
1. The Congress would participate in the Round Table Conference.
2. The Congress would discontinue the Civil Disobedience Movement.
3. The Government would withdraw all ordinances issued to curb the Congress. 4. The Government would withdraw all prosecutions relating to offenses other than violent one. The Government would release all persons undergoing sentences of imprisonment for their activities in the civil disobedience movement.