. Give reasons for the following.
1. The events at Jallianwala Bagh in 1919 shocked the entire
country.
2. The Congress and all other major political groups boycotted the
Simon Commission.
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Answer:
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Jallianwala also spelled Jallianwalla, also called Massacre of Amritsar, incident on April 13, 1919, in which British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in an open space known as the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in the Punjab region (now in Punjab state) of India, killing
Railway lines were cut, telegraph posts destroyed, government buildings burnt, and three Europeans murdered. By 13 April, the British government had decided to put most of Punjab under martial law.
Explanation:
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.
The main problem of the Simon Commission was that it did not have any Indian representative on the board. Explanation: Simon Commission was created with the aim of understanding and directing the manner in which the Indian constitution works and can work more effectively.
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Answer:
1)Due to the unhuman massacre of innocent people for gatheration at Jallianwala Bagh
2)As it didn't include any indian from the congress.