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The agenda for the Round Table Conferences held in London was to

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The Round Table Conferences (1930–1932) were primarily convened by the British Government to consider the report submitted by the Simon Commission [c2][t5]. The Simon Commission, which reported in 1930, had been tasked with inquiring into the working of the Government of India Act 1919 and recommending further constitutional reforms [c2]. While the conferences eventually delved into complex issues like the communal problem, separate electorates for 'depressed classes', and the framework for a federal constitution, their formal procedural origin was the consideration of the Simon Report [c2][t5]. The failure of the commission to include Indian members led to widespread protests, prompting the British to invite Indian delegates to London to discuss the report's findings and the future of India's constitutional status [c2][c5]. This process eventually culminated in the Government of India Act 1935 [c3][t5].

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  1. [1] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 1: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND > NATURE OF THE CONSTITUTION > p. 7
  2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > 17. Lord Willingdon 1931-1936 > p. 822
  3. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 19: Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences > Delhi Manifesto > p. 368
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