Consider the following statements with respect to Congress Khilafat Sw...
The correct answer is option 'C', i.e., statement 3 only.
Explanation:
1. Congress Khilafat Swaraj Party:
The Congress Khilafat Swaraj Party was established in 1922. It was a political party formed by the Indian National Congress in collaboration with the Khilafat Movement. The party aimed to fight for both the causes of Indian self-rule (Swaraj) and the protection of the interests of the Muslim community with regards to the Khilafat issue.
2. Motilal Nehru as President:
The first statement is incorrect. Motilal Nehru was not the President of the Congress Khilafat Swaraj Party. He was a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress and played a crucial role in the party's activities, but he did not hold the position of President in this particular party.
3. Success in Central Legislative Assembly elections:
The Congress Khilafat Swaraj Party participated in the 1923 Central Legislative Assembly elections. However, the second statement is incorrect. They did not win the majority of elected seats in these elections. The party faced a significant defeat in these elections, winning only a small number of seats.
4. Election of Vithalbhai Patel:
The third statement is correct. Although the Congress Khilafat Swaraj Party did not achieve a majority in the 1923 elections, they did succeed in electing Vithalbhai Patel as the President of the Central Legislative Assembly. Vithalbhai Patel, who was the brother of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, served as the President from 1925 to 1926.
In conclusion, only statement 3 is correct. The Congress Khilafat Swaraj Party was established in 1922, but it did not have Motilal Nehru as its President. They did not win the majority of elected seats in the 1923 Central Legislative Assembly elections, but they did succeed in electing Vithalbhai Patel as the President of the Central Legislative Assembly.
Consider the following statements with respect to Congress Khilafat Sw...
- After the withdrawal of Non-Cooperation Movement, there was disintegration, among nationalist ranks. One section known as Swarajists led by C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru and Ajmal Khan wanted an end to the boycott of legislative councils. While the other school of thought led by C. Rajagopalachari, Vallabhbhai Patel, Rajendra Prasad and M.A. Ansari came to be known as the ‘No- changers’. The ‘Nochangers’ opposed council entry, advocated concentration on constructive work.
- In December 1922, Das and Motilal Nehru formed the Congress Khilafat Swaraj Party with CR Das as its President and Motilal Nehru as one of the secretaries. The new party was to function as a group within the Congress. It accepted the Congress programme except in one respect - it would take part in Council elections.
Hence statement 1 is not correct. - Swarajists won 42 seats out of 101 elected seats in the Central Legislative Assembly. With the cooperation of other Indian groups, they repeatedly outvoted the Government in the Central Assembly and in several of the Provincial Councils. In 1925, they succeeded in electing Vithalbhai Patel as the President (Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly.
Hence statement 2 is not correct and statement 3 is correct. - But they could not change the policies of authoritarian Government of India and found it necessary to walk out of the Central Assembly in March 1926. They failed to bring masses into active politics. Swarajists suffered a grievous blow in the death of Deshbandhu Das in 1925.
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