Civil Disobedience Movement

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civil disobedience movement india What is the Civil Disobedience Movement? Formed under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Civil Disobedience Movement set a milestone in the history of India's freedom struggle. The Civil Disobedience Movement was formed in the year 1930 and is one of the most important phases in the Indian National Movement. The main ideology behind the Civil Disobedience Movement was to defy the laws made by the British. Factors Leading to Civil Disobedience Movement • The social and political circumstances contributed to the launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement. • One of the main factors was the Simon Commission. This commission was formed by the British Government. It included only the British Parliament members and came into effect in November 1927 to chalk out a constitution for the country. Sir John Simon was the chairman. • However, political parties and social organizations nationwide accused the commission as an 'All-White Commission', and was rejected by them. This was followed by a strike in Bengal on February 3rd, 1928. Simon's arrival in the Calcutta was meted with demonstrations. • All-Party Conference was formed in May 1928 in Bombay for further boycotts. The president of the conference was Dr MA Ansari and Motilal Nehru was shouldered the responsibility of the drafting committee and prepare the constitution for India. • The British government was pressurized by the Indian National Congress to accept the Nehru Report as it is. The Calcutta Session of the INC held in 1928 warned the British government that it would start a Civil Disobedience Movement of India was not granted the dominion status. • Governor General Lord Irwin declared that the whole purpose of the constitutional reforms was to grant dominion status to India. To this, Gandhi and other national leaders requested for a more liberal
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