Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because

Q. Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because

A. there was no Indian member in the commission
B. it supported the Muslim League
C. Congress felt that the people of India are entitled to Swaraj
D. None of the above

Answer: there was no Indian member in the commission

Simon Commission

The Indian Statutory Commission, commonly referred to as the Simon Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parliament of the United Kingdom under the chairmanship of Sir John Allsebrook Simon assisted by Clement Attlee. The commission arrived in British India in 1928 to study constitutional reform in Britain's most important colonial dependency. One of its members was Clement Attlee, who became committed to Indian independence by 1934 and achieved that goal as Prime Minister in 1947 in the granting of independence to India and Pakistan.

At the time of introducing the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms the British Government declared that a commission would be sent to India after ten years to examine the effects and operations of the constitutional reforms and to suggest more reforms for India.

In November 1927 the British government appointed a commission under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon to report on India's constitutional progress for introducing constitutional reforms as had been promised.

Why was the Simon Commission constituted?

Simon Commission, a group appointed in November 1927 by the British Conservative government under Stanley Baldwin to report on the working of the Indian constitution established by the Government of India Act of 1919.

Why did the people boycott the Simon Commission?

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

When Simon Commission report was published?

In 1930, the Commission published its two-volume report, also known as the Simon Report. The Simon Commission was dispatched to India in 1928 to review the Government of India Act 1919. The Commission, appointed by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, did not include any Indian delegates.

Who said Simon go back?

Lala Lajpat Rai himself led one such procession against Simon Commission. His slogan was “Simon Go back”. While the procession was peaceful, BritishGovernment brutally lathicharged the procession. Lala Lajpat Rai received severe head injuries and died on November17, 1928.