Question

• How did the Simon Commission divide the All India Muslim League in two wings in 1927?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Indian Statutory Commission, commonly referred to as the Simon Commission, was a group of seven British Members of Parliament under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon. The commission arrived in British India in 1928 to study constitutional reform in Britain's most important colony. One of its members was Clement Attlee, who became committed to Indian independence by 1934 and achieved that goal as Prime Minister in 1947 in the granting of independence to India and Pakistan.[1]

At the time of introducing the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms in 1919, the British Government declared that a commission would be sent to India after ten years to examine the effects and operations of the constitutional reforms and to suggest more reforms for India.[2] In November 1927, the British government appointed the Simon Commission to report on India's constitutional progress for introducing constitutional reforms, as promised.

The Commission was strongly opposed by many in India. The commission was opposed since it had seven British members of British Parliament and no Indian. Indians saw it as a violation to their right of self determination and insult to their self respect. Prominent Indian nationalist Lala Lajpat Rai led a protest in Lahore. He suffered a police beating during the protest, and died of his injuries on 17 November 1928.

Answer 2

Simmon Commission is also recognized as Indian Statuary Commission was delegated by the British Government. There were 7 members under director Sir John Simon in November 1927. This commission was set for the prosperity of India who had no Indian members. The Congress chose to blacklist the Simon Commission and confronted Lord Birkenhead, Secretary of State for India, to compose a constitution satisfactory in India. Muslim League was certainly split. Jinnah also determined to boycott the commission. But Sir Muhammad Shafi, who desired to collaborate with the council, determined to consolidate a Muslim League gathering in Lahore in December 1927.