Question

How was the politics of the Radicals within the Congress different from that of the Moderates?​.

Answer 1

Instruction:

1. It should have 4-6 points.
2. We will answer this question by comparing the two groups that made up Congress.
   • First, we will look into the method used by the moderates to push for their demands.
   • Then, we will move on to the ideals supported by the radicals and why they did not support prayer and petition.

Solution:
The politics of the radicals was different from that of the moderates in the following ways:

Moderates	Radicals
They operated on the indirect method of prayer and petition. They gave speeches, published newspapers, and wrote articles. They believed in the good intentions of the British to respect their ideals of justice and freedom. Dadabhai Naoroji, Gopalkrishna Gokhale, and Surendranath Banerji are some of the famous Moderate leaders.	The radicals criticised the prayer and petition method. They were in favour of a self-reliant and constructive approach and stated that people must fight for swaraj. The radicals did not have faith in the “good” intentions of the British government. Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra were the major Radical leaders.