Consider the following statements about the issue of the separate electorate during the early decades of the twentieth century in India as a means to secure adequate representation for the deprived social categories in the absence of a universal adult franchise: 1. The All India Depressed Classes Association of M.C. Rajah was staunchly in favour of a joint electorate. 2. The All India Depressed Classes Leaders' Conference demanded a separate electorate. 3. The Communal Award in September 1932 recognised the right to separate the electorate for the 'untouchables'. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement-wise Explanation:
1. All India Depressed Classes Association of M.C. Rajah supported joint electorate
❌ Incorrect
- M. C. Rajah
- His organisation generally supported separate electorate or separate political safeguards, not a joint electorate.
- He was a strong voice for political representation of Depressed Classes, often closer to Ambedkar’s position.
2. All India Depressed Classes Leaders’ Conference demanded separate electorate
✔️ Correct
- The Depressed Classes leadership, especially under B. R. Ambedkar, demanded:
- Separate electorate
- Political safeguards for untouchables
3. Communal Award (1932) recognised separate electorate for untouchables
✔️ Correct
- The Communal Award 1932
- Announced by Ramsay MacDonald
- Granted separate electorates to Depressed Classes (untouchables)
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