GS PrelimsHistory (Modern India)Simon Commission and Nehru Report1995

The radical wing of the Congress Party, with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the ‘Independence for India League' in opposition to

A

the Gandhi Irwin Pact

B

the Home Rule Movement

C

the Nehru Report

D

the Montford Reforms

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation

1. The question asks about the formation of the ‘Independence for India League’ by the radical wing of the Congress Party, led by figures like Jawaharlal Nehru, and what it was formed in opposition to. 2. The Nehru Report (1928), prepared by a committee chaired by Motilal Nehru (Jawaharlal's father), recommended Dominion Status for India as the constitutional objective. 3. The younger, more radical faction within the Congress, including Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose, were dissatisfied with the demand for Dominion Status and advocated for 'Purna Swaraj' or Complete Independence. 4. As a result of this difference, Nehru and Bose formed the ‘Independence for India League’ in 1928 to press for the goal of complete independence, in opposition to the Dominion Status goal proposed in the Nehru Report. 5. The Gandhi Irwin Pact (1931), Home Rule Movement (1916), and Montford Reforms (1919) are related to different phases and issues of the freedom struggle.

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