Question

Describe the events that transpired between Non-Cooperation Movement and the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Answer 1

Instructions:
List the events chronologically and describe the events.

Solution:
Three prominent events took place after the end of the Non-Cooperation Movement in Feb 1922. They were

• Formation of Swaraj Party
• Boycott of Simon Commission
• Declaration of Poorna Swaraj

Formation of Swaraj Party

• Leaders like Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das grew tired of the mass struggles.
• Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das founded the Swaraj Party to contest in elections to provincial council.

Boycott of Simon’s Commission

• Simon’s commission was a commission headed by John Simon. It was tasked to look into the constitutional system of India.
• The commission was boycotted by Indians since there were no Indian members in the commission.

Declaration of Poorna Swaraj

• Viceroy Lord Irwin offered dominion status to India in 1929.
• Leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and Subash Chandra Bose refused to accept the offer.
• Congress in its Lahore session, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru confirmed its demand for Poorna Swaraj or Complete Independence.
• They even celebrated 26 January 1930 as the independence day.