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The document summarizes the three Round Table Conferences that took place in London between 1930-1932 to discuss India's constitutional problems. The first conference was attended by all parties except the Indian National Congress. Muslims supported the federal system but wanted safeguards for Muslim interests. The second conference saw differences between the Congress and Muslim League on representation of minorities. Jinnah argued Muslims were a separate nation. The third conference had no success as key leaders like Jinnah and Gandhi did not participate.

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Round Table Conference

The document summarizes the three Round Table Conferences that took place in London between 1930-1932 to discuss India's constitutional problems. The first conference was attended by all parties except the Indian National Congress. Muslims supported the federal system but wanted safeguards for Muslim interests. The second conference saw differences between the Congress and Muslim League on representation of minorities. Jinnah argued Muslims were a separate nation. The third conference had no success as key leaders like Jinnah and Gandhi did not participate.

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HM211 Pakistan Studies

Course Instructor:
Mahboobul Rahman Khan

The Round Table Conference


All previous methods and proposal having
failed, the British government made yet
another attempt to find a solution to India's
political and constitutional problem by
associating all political parties in a round table
conference in London.
The conference held three sessions between
1930,31,32.

FIRST ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE :


The first Roundtable conference of round table
conference began in London on 12 Nov 1930 and
ended 19 Jan 1931.
All political parties of British India except the congress
participated. The congress did not participate in the
first conference and started a civil disobedience
movement.
The Muslims did not take part in the civil disobedience
movement.
The Muslims delegation included Agha khan, Maulana
Muhammad Ali Johar,Muhammad Ali Jinnah, A.K Fazlul
Haq, Sir Muhammad Shafi, Sir Shah Nawaz,Ch Zafar
ullah and Ghulam Husain Hidayatullah.
The only point agreed upon was federal system of
government for India.

The British prime minister issued the statement that they had
accepted the proposals for full responsible governments and
the provinces and federal system in the centre.
The Muslim delegates made it clear that no proposal would
be acceptable to them unless it provided satisfactory
safeguards for Muslim interests.
SECOND ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE :
The second R.T Conference was held in London from 7
September 1931 to 1st Dec 1931.
Gandhi attended the conference as the sole representative of
the congress.
Allama Iqbal was also invited in the second round table
conference.
There was wide difference between the congress and Muslim
league on almost all issue.
Gandhi challenged the representative status of all members
who did not belong to the congress.

Gandhi also opposed the recognition of claims of the


minorities and insisted Indians were one nation.
Jinnah replied that Indian Muslims were also a
separate nation of India having their own interests.
This conference also ended without finding any
solutions to the political problems facing Indian
people.
THIRD ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE
Third session began on 17 Nov 1932 and ended on 24
Nov 1932
Jinnah did not take part.
In his absence Sir Agha Khan led the Muslim
delegation.
Gandhi, Nehru and other congress leaders were in jail.
The conference ended without success.

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