What is simon commission?
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Simon Commission
In 1927, the British government appointed a commission to review the system of working of the government in India. The commission was named after its Chairman Simon. All the members of the commission were English men, not a single Indian was included in the commission, so Indian nationalists strongly protested against this commission. The commission also refused to accept the demand of Swaraj.
The commission arrived in India on 3rd February 1928. When the commission visited Lahore on 30 October 1928, Lala Lajpat Rai led a silent march in protest against the commission. Wherever the commission went, it was greeted with hartals, black flag demonstrations under the slogan Simon Go Back. Police attempts to disperse the large crowd resulted in violences. The SP, James A. Scott ordered the police to lathi charge the protester and personally assaulted Rai , who was injured. Later he died due to serious injuries. The government used brutal suppression which made the political situation worse.
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The Simon Commission was a group of 7 MPs from Britain who were sent to India in 1928 to study constitutional reforms and make recommendations to the government. The Commission was originally named the Indian Statutory Commission. It came to be known as the Simon Commission after its chairman Sir John Simon.
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