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b) The Simon Commission |
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Answer» Simon Commission, group appointed in November 1927 by the BritishConservativegovernment underStanley Baldwinto report on the working of the Indian constitution established by theGovernment of India Actof 1919. The commission consisted of seven members—fourConservatives, two Labourites, and one Liberal—under the joint chairmanship of the distinguished Liberal lawyer, SirJohn Simon, andClement Attlee, the futureprime minister. Itscompositionmet with a storm ofcriticisminIndiabecause Indians were excluded. The commission wasboycottedby theIndian National Congressand most other Indian political parties. |
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