Question

What is simon commission ?why and how did the indians protest against the commission?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Simon Commission was opposed essentially because it did not have any Indian representation in the assemblage. The government Of Britain had appointed this Commission on November 1927. The goal of the Simon Commission was to give an account of how the Indian constitution was working.

It was an ‘all-white’ commission,that is to say,no representation of any Indian in the ‘Simon Seven’.Reasons being to avoid any ‘bias’ and ‘incompetency’.Naturally,protests started.

Secondly,at that time,Indians were all ‘charged-up’ and they wanted nothing less than complete freedom from the British yoke but Simon Commission again talked about ‘dominion-status’.So,ultimately,it was boycotted.

Explanation:

• The new Tory government introduced a new Statutory Commission for India. It was commonly known as Simon Commission

• This committee was formed by John Simon.

• Their function was to look into the functioning of the constitutional system of India and suggest changes.

• The main reason for the protest against Simon Commission was that The Commission had no Indians. All members were British.

• When the Simon Commission came to India in 1928, it was greeted with the slogan 'Go Back Simon'.