Q. Following the Gaya Session (1922) of the Congress, the party split into ‘Swarajists’ and ‘No-Changers’. Consider the following pairs:
GroupLeadersCore Strategy
I. Swarajists (Pro-Changers)C.R. Das and Motilal NehruEntry into Legislative Councils to wreck the 1919 Act from within.
II. No-ChangersC. Rajagopalachari, Vallabhbhai Patel, Rajendra PrasadFocus on the ‘Constructive Programme’ and boycott of councils. Which of the following statements regarding these groups is correct?
1.The Gaya Session, presided over by C.R. Das, actually rejected the proposal for council entry, leading to the formation of the ‘Congress-Khilafat Swarajya Party’.
2.The No-Changers believed that council entry would lead to ‘Parliamentary Mentalism’ and corruption of the nationalist spirit.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation:
Statement 1: Correct. Despite being the President, C.R. Das’s proposal was defeated by the “No-Changer” majority, causing him to resign and form a separate party within the Congress.
Statement 2: Correct. They feared that the “lure of office” would make nationalists part of the very system they sought to destroy.
