The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following?Invitation to Congress to participate in the R

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The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following?Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table ConferenceWithdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience MovementAcceptance of Gandhiji's suggestion for enquiry into police excessesRelease of only those prisoners who were not charged with violenceSelect the correct answer using the code given below:

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On 5 March 1931, the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed by Gandhiji on behalf of the Congress and by Lord Irwin on behalf of the Government. The pact placed the Congress on an equal footing with the Government. The terms of the agreement included:Immediate release of all political prisoners not convicted of violenceRemission of all fines not yet collectedReturn of all lands not yet sold to third partiesLenient treatment to those government servants who had resignedRight to make salt in coastal villages for personal consumption (not for sale)Right to peaceful and non-aggressive picketingWithdrawal of emergency ordinancesThe viceroy, however, turned down two of Gandhi's demands:Public inquiry into police excessesCommutation of Bhagat Singh and his comrades' death sentence to life sentenceGandhi on behalf of the Congress agreed:To suspend the civil disobedience movementTo participate in the next Round Table ConferenceSource Attribution: This explanation is based on information from the NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III (Class 12th) and The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947: Chapter of Our Pasts 3, Social Science textbook for Class 8.