Simon Commission was greeted with slogan
"Go back Simon' at arrival in India. Support this
reaction of Indians with arguments.
Answers
Simon Commission
Explanation:
When Simon Commission came to India it was greeted with a Slogan 'Go Back Simon'. Because:
1. There was no Indian member included in this Simon Commission. All the members were Britishers.
2. It was formed to look into the constitution of India which was opposed by the Indians.
Thus, it was not welcomed by the Indians.
Explanation:
Simon Commission :
(i) The new Tory government in Britain constituted a Statutory Commission under Sir John Simon.
(ii) It was set up in response to the nationalist movement.
(iii) The commission was to look in to the functioning of the constitutional system in India and suggest changes.
(iv) The problem was that the commission didn‘t have a single Indian member.
(v) When the Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928, it was greeted with the slogan ‘Go back Simon’.
(vi) All parties, including the Congress and the Muslim League, participated in the demonstrations.
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