SIMON COMMISSION

The Simon Commission

• The Simon Commission was formed by the British in 1927
• The commission aims to review the Government of India Act 1919
• Simon Commission was the Indian Statutory Commission
• It was a group of seven Members of Parliament under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon.
• The Simon Commission arrived in India on February 3, 1928.
• The commission aimed to assess the functioning of the diarchy.
• The Simon Commission was met with unanimous opposition from Indian political groups, including the Congress and the Muslim League.
• Indian political leaders, including members of the Indian National Congress (INC), called for a nationwide boycott, mobilizing the public to protest against the commission.
• The decision to boycott was made in 1927 during the Madras session, which was chaired by M.A. Ansari.
• Indians nationwide protested under the slogan “Simon, Go Back!”