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Give answers of following questions in one or two sentences :
1) Why did the people of India oppose the Simon Commission ?
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Answer:
A Commission was set up in 1927 to look into the working of the Government of India Act 1919, and give its report. The Commission came to be known as the Simon Commission after its chairman, John Simon.
The appointment of the Commission sparked off a wave of protests all over the country. The Congress, at its annual session held in Madras in 1927, decided to boycott the Simon Commission The Muslim League also took the same decision. The Commission arrived in India on February 3, 1928. There were hartals throughout the country and meetings were held condemning the appointment of the Commission. Slogans of 'Simon Go Back' were raised.
Answer:
(i) In November 1927, the British government appointed the Indian Statutory Commission, popularly known as the Simon Commission, (after the name of its Chairman Sir John Simon) to investigate the need for further constitutional reforms.
(ii) The Commission was composed of seven British members of Parliament. It had no Indian member.
(iii) This was seen as a violation of the principle of self-determination & a deliberate insult to the self-respect of the Indians.
(iv) Wherever the Commission went, it was greeted with hartals & black flag demonstrations under the slogan 'Simon Go Back'.