Question

Why was Simon commission bycotted?​

Answer 1

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The Simon Commission was a group of seven people that were sent to India by the British Government. ... The main reason for opposing this Commission was that though it was made for the betterment of India and its people yet no Indians were part of this commission.The Indian Statutory Commission also referred to as the Simon Commission, was a group of seven Members of Parliament under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon (later, 1st Viscount Simon). The commission arrived in British India in 1928 to study constitutional reform in Britain's largest and most important possession. One of its members was the future leader of the Labour Party Clement Attlee, who became committed to self-government for India.

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Answer 2

(i) In November 1927, the British government appointed the Indian Statutory Commission, popularly known as the Simon Commission, (after the name of its Chairman Sir John Simon) to investigate the need for further constitutional reforms.

(ii) The Commission was composed of seven British members of Parliament. It had no Indian member.

(iii) This was seen as a violation of the principle of self-determination & a deliberate insult to the self-respect of the Indians.

(iv) Wherever the Commission went, it was greeted with hartals & black flag demonstrations under the slogan 'Simon Go Back'.