Question

Why was there so much opposition to the government of India Act 1935?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Government of India Act 1935 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It originally received royal assent in August 1935. It was the longest Act of (British) Parliament ever enacted until Greater London Authority Act 1999 surpassed it. Because of its length, the Act was retroactively split by the Government of India Act, 1935 into two separate Acts:

•The Government of India Act, 1935, having 321 sections and 10 schedules.

•The Government of Burma Act, 1935 having 159 sections and 6 schedules.

Answer 2

Answer:

India rejects Govt of India Act 1935 for below reasons.

Govt of India Act, 1919 did more worse than good for India especially dyarchy at the provinces. When Govt of India Act 1919 was introduced the performance of the act would be examined, after 10 years time, and the report would be send to British parliament on the further improvement.

Simon commission was appointed by British in the year 1927, 2 years before the said period mainly because of political change in Britain,and the commission didn't contain a single Indian. It is historically called All white commission. India opposed the Simon commission saying “Go back Simon”. Since the commission recommendation were introduced in the Govt of India Act 1935.India historically opposed the bill since no representation of Indian for making law for India.

Failure of round table conference is also one of the reason for the opposing the GOI act 1935. Because none of the Gandhi, I mean congress, aspiration were accepted by the British.

British repressive policy during Civil Disobedience movement and arrest of the Indian leaders created a aversion against British in India.

Major one is expansion of communal representation in Indian electoral process made India to oppose the bill.

Dyarchy at the centre made Indian to think the evils of dyarchy at state will be replicated at the centre.

India leaders wanted a All India Federation - which was introduced in the act as weak as possible defeating the need for Indian aspiration of All India Federation.

No Adult franchise, equality of opportunity in Government jobs etc., are the provisions Indian eagerly looked in the act but resulted in vain.

But India took part in the election and formed government in major provinces mainly to tell to people that complete removal of British system is the need of the hour for India's progress