Against Simon Commission

On seeing the increasing effect and popularity of Gandhi and Nehru, the British government had made a plan; and the plan was the visit of Simon Commission to India. The commission had been appointed to consider whether India was ready for a further instalment of constitutional reforms. To Indian nationalists of all shades of opinion, this was a step out of date. Various concessions were suggested to abandon the boycott and cooperate with the commission. There was objection to the appointment of a commission which was wholly British but the stronger objection was to the idea of the commission. Sir John Simon, the chairman of the commission and other members, had to pass an uneasy time on their visit. On this day whole India was on strike. People came out to streets with black flag demonstration and raised slogan—“Simon Commission! Go Back.” However finally the boycott was held. The boycott might not lead India for on the path of independence, but it would certainly helped to create a healthy atmosphere in which work of national organization had been expedited and it also gave a new discipline to the Congress.
Lathi charge on Lalaji
After sometime Simon Commission reached Lahore. There under the leadership of Lala Lajpat Rai, thousands of people were raising anti slogans with black flags and there were demonstration everywhere ending in police lathi charges and firing. At Lahore Lala Lajpat Rai was severely beaten on his chest, from which he died on 17th November, 1928. From the humiliation of this wanton attack, Punjab was to became a storm-centre of indignation.

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