What Was The Simon Report And How Did The Indian Political Parties React To It?
The All-white statutory commission headed by Sir John Simon and therefore known as Simon Commission was appointed, so the congress leaders were obliged to reject them. It is notable by the British Government towards the end of 1927. It aimed at inquiring into the working of the existing Indian constitution (1919) and putting forward the recommendations for the future constitution suitable to the Indian people. Besides the Chairman, Sir John Simon, the other six British members of the Commission were Lord Burnham, Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, Edward Cadogan, Stephen Walsh, Richard Lane Fox and C.R. Attiee. Later Walsh resigned and was replaced by Veraon Hartshorn. It was not before June 1930, that the report of the Commission was published. It covered some eight hundred pages and was packed with facts and figures. It consisted of two volumes the first surveying the whole Indian problem and the second presenting the Commission’s recommendations and proposals. Following are some glari
