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- Mahatma Gandhi initiated a hunger strike in 1932 to oppose the British government's Communal Award which proposed separate electorates for depressed classes.
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- Ambedkar negotiated with Gandhi in jail to resolve the standoff.
- The resulting Poona Pact secured 148 reserved seats for scheduled castes and tribes within a joint Hindu electoral system.
- This agreement effectively countered British policies aimed at dividing Hindu society.
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