The Simon Commission 1927

The Simon Commission 1927
Prepared By Imran-Ul-hassan Solangi with group members @ SALU University kHAIRPUR mIR`S

1. SIMONCOMMISSION
TEACHER:-DRAFROZKALHORO
GROUPNAME:-
IMRANULHASSANSOLANGI
SAJJIDALITHAEEM
RABEEASAHITO
HAFISABATOOLJATIO
Session2019
DepartmentofZOOLOGY
SHAHABDULLATIFUNIVERSITY(SALU)
KHAIRPUR
(ROLLNO46)
(ROLLNO83)
(ROLLNO75)
(ROLLNO41)

2. CONTENT
Introduction
Background&NamesofMembers
Impacts&ObjectionofSimon
Commission
Report

3. INTRODUCTION
whentheMontague-Chemsfordreformswereintroducedin1919,thegovernment
announcedthatacommissionwouldbesenttoIndiaafter10yearstoexaminetheeffects
ofthereformsandtosuggestmorereformsforIndia.Accordingly,in1927,theBritish
governmentappointedacommissionunderSirJohnSimontoreportontheconstructional
progressofIndiaforintroducingmorereformsashadbeenpromised.Themostimportant
workofthecommissionwastoevacuatethepoliticalconditionsofIndiafortheintroducing
ofconstitutionalforms.SincethecommissionhadnoIndianmember,theCongressanda
sectionofMuslimLeague,undertheleadershipofQuaid-I-Azamdecidedtoboycottthe
commission.TheothergroupofMuslimleague,headedbySirMuhammadShafi,wasin
favourofco-operatingwiththecommission.
TherewerelargescaleagitationsagainsttheSimonCommissioninIndia.The
Commissionhadtofaceviolentre-actionbythepeoplewhereveritwent.TheCommission
wasreceivedinthemidstofhostiledemonstration.ThepeoplereceivedtheCommission
withtheSlogan,Simongoback,Simongoback
Inspiteofnon-cooperationfromtheIndianpoliticalleaders,theCommissionbeganitswork
andpreparedadetailedreportforconstitutionalreformsinIndia.Thereportwassentto
thegovernmentofapproval.Aschemeofconstitutionalreformsonthebasisofthe
recommendationsoftheSimoncommissionwaspreparedbythegovernment.thecongress
andMuslimLeaguebothrefusedtoaccepttherecommendationoftheSimoncommission

4. BACKGROUND
TheGovernmentofIndiaAct1919hadintroducedthesystemofdiarchytogovernthe
provincesofBritishIndia.TheIndianpublicclamouredforrevisionofthisformof
government,andtheGovernmentofIndiaAct1919itselfstatedthatacommissionwould
beappointedaftertenyearstoinvestigatetheprogressofthegovernanceschemeand
suggestnewstepsforreform.Inthelate1920s,therulingConservativegovernmentfeared
imminentelectoraldefeatatthehandsoftheLabourParty,andalsofearedtheeffectsof
theconsequenttransferenceofcontrolofIndiatosuchan"inexperienced"body.Hence,it
appointedsevenMPstoconstitutethepromisedcommissiontoexaminethestateofIndian
constitutionalaffairs.
SomepeopleinIndiawereoutragedandinsultedthattheSimonCommission,whichwasto
determinethefutureofIndia,didnotincludeasingleIndianmember.TheIndianNational
Congress,atitsDecember1927meetinginMadras(nowChennai),resolvedtoboycottthe
CommissionandchallengedLordBirkenhead,theSecretaryofStateforIndia,todrafta
constitutionthatwouldbeacceptabletotheIndianpopulace.AfactionoftheMuslim
League,ledbyMohammedAliJinnah,alsodecidedtoboycotttheCommission.
However,opinionwasdivided,withsupportforco-operationcomingfromsomemembers
oftheMuslimLeagueandalsobothHindusandmembersoftheCentralSikhLeague.[3]An
All-IndiaCommitteeforCooperationwiththeSimonCommissionwasestablishedbythe
CouncilofIndiaandbyselectionoftheViceroy,LordIrwin.Themembersofthecommittee
were:C.SankaranNair(Chairman),ArthurFroom,NawabAliKhan,ShivdevSinghUberoi,
ZulfiqarAliKhan,HariSinghGour,AbdullahAl-MamunSuhrawardy,KikabhaiPremchand
andM.C.Rajah.
MembersoftheCommission
 JohnSimon,MPforSpenValley(Liberal,chairman)
 ClementAttlee,MPforLimehouse(Labour)
 HarryLevy-Lawson,1stViscountBurnham
 EdwardCadogan,MPforFinchley(Conservative)
 VernonHartshorn,MPforOgmore(Labour)
 GeorgeLane-Fox,MPforBarkstonAsh(Conservative)
 DonaldHoward,3rdBaronStrathconaandMountRoyal
SIRJOHNSIMON

5. IMPACTS&ObjectionOFSIMONCOMMISSION
1)AllmembersofCommissionwerewhitewithnolocalrepresentation.
2)NotsurprisinglythecompositionofthecommitteewasconsideredaninsultofIndia.
3)CongresswasopposedtoCommissionandcompletelyboycotted.
4)AndalsoMuslimleagueboycottofcommissionMuslimleagueclearsplitintotwo
wings.TheformerledbySirMohammadShafigroupwasco-operationwiththeSimon
commission.AndothergroupledbyMr.Jinnah,whichoppositiontotheSimon
Commission.
5)ThebiggestimpactoftheSimonCommissionwasthatthedirectionlessIndianNational
bytheINCwasgivenaDirectionbyarrivalofSimonCommission.
6)Tofurtherwidenthecommunalfeelingsalreadyprevalentinthesocialfabroicofindia.

6. REPORT
TheSimonCommissionvisitedinFebruary-March1928&againinOctober1928-April
1929.SimonReportwasfinallypublishedinMay1930.ThefirstvolumeoftheReport
surveyedthewholeIndianproblem,ThesecondvolumeoftheReportpresentedthe
commission`srecommendationsandproposals.
THEREPORTRECOMMENDEDOFSIMONCOMMISSION:
1.TheabolitionofDyarchyandthesettingupoffederalformofgovernmentwith
maximumautonomyfortheprovinces.
2.Thecontinuationofseparateelectoratesandthemaintenanceofweightagesin
provinces.
3.ContinuationofthepresentstatusoftheNWFP.
4.RejectionoftheMuslimdemandsregardingone-thirdrepresentationatthecenterand
statutorymajoritiesinthePunjabandBengal.
5.PostponementoftheseparationofSindhfromBombay.
6.Fairrepresentationfortheminoritiesinthelegislaturesandintheexecutive.
Thecongresshadstarteda‘CivilDisobedience’movementinApril,1930,beforeonemonth
oftheReport`spublication.TheMuslimsreservedtheirjudgementontheSimonReport.

7. RESOURSES/REFERENCES
Background:-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Commission
SirJohnSimonPic:-
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ClementAttleePic:-http://myscienceschool.org/uploads/Clement_Attlee.serendipityThumb.png
Report:-fromTextbook(PakistanStudies)ByGULSHAHZADSARWAR
ThankyouPic:-https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-illustration-thank-you-d-people-man-person-
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SimonCommissionhadnoIndianmembers:-
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http://www.careernath.com/simon-commission-of-1927/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwAYp6D79Zk

9. BACKGROUND
InGovernmentofIndiaact,1919therewasaprovision,thattoexaminetheconstitutional
reformsandtoknowthereactionofMontage-Chelmsfordreformsaftertenyearsagovernment
willappointacommissionwhowillmakerecommendationsforadequateamendment.According
togovernmentMontage-ChelmsfordreformswereinfavorofIndiannativesbutontheopposite
sidetheIndiannativeswerenotsatisfiedofthesereformersitwasagainsttheirexpectationSo,
howeversomethingswasbetterthannothingbutitwasrealitythatgovernmentwasfailedtoget
thefavorofIndianpeople.In,1927LordIrwinwasViceroyofIndia.Whoappointacommission
underinstructionofBritishgovernmentwhichwasconsistofsevenmembersunderSirJohn
Simon.SirJohnSimonwasitschairman.Theinstructionweregiventothechairmanthatthey
hadtoinvestigatetheIndianconstitutionproblemsthentheyhadtopresentadetailedreportin
whichtheymentionedtheadequatereforms.AllthemembersofcommissionwereBritish,even
theydidnotincludedasingleIndianmember.Indianleadersmakethemtorealizethatto
examinetheproblemsandfellingofIndiannationtheyshouldappointIndianmemberin
commissionso,theycansolvetheproblemsofIndianpeoplebecausewithoutthistheycannot
takeanydecisionforthefutureofIndian..
4.^Backgroundhttp://historypak.com/simon-commission-2/