The Simon Commission 1927


 
 
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The Simon Commission 1927

The Simon Commission (1927)

  • Lord Reading was a viceroy of India from 1921 to 1926. He believed that the growing national movement could be easily suppressed if further constitutional reforms were carried out. The British government appointed a commission under Sir John Simon in 1927. The main purpose of the Simon commission was to take a decision on self- government for India. 
  • Not a single Indian member was included in Simon Commission. Indians all over the count criticized the fact that a body meant to decide Indian. Political future did not include a single Indian. The Congress, the Muslim League and the Hind Mahasabha decided to boycott the commission from England in February 1928.
  • It was greeted demonstrations, black flags and the slogan, ‘Simon Go back’. Bhagat Singh, a revolutionary, killed Saunders, the British officer who had ordered the lathi charge. He was hanged on 23 March 1929. The Simon Commission submitted its report in 1930.
  •      It was opposed by Nehru, Gandhi, Jinnah (Pakistan), the Muslim League and Indian National Congress because it contained seven members of the British Parliament but no Indians. Indians saw it as a violation to their right of self determination and insult to their self respect.

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    Consider the statement given below and select the correct response from the responses given thereafter :

    Statement:  Simon commission was opposed by all the political parties in India because :

    Right Option : D
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