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The Indian Statutory Commission, also known as the Simon Commission, was a group of seven members of the British Parliament under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon. The commission arrived in the Indian subcontinent in 1928 [1] to study constitutional reform in British India.
The Indian Statutory Commission also known as Simon Commison’, was a group of seven Members of Parliament under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon (later, 1st Viscount Simon). The commission arrived in British India in 1928 to study constitutional reform in Britain’s largest and most important possession.
May 28, 2024 · The Indian Statutory Commission, commonly referred to as the Simon Commission after its chairman Sir John Allsebrook Simon, was sent to India in 1928 (February - March and October 1928 - April 1929) to study potential constitutional reform.
Simon Commission was the Indian Statutory Commission, which was a group of seven Members of Parliament under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon. The commission arrived in British India in 1928 to study constitutional reform in Britain’s largest and most important possession.
Simon Commission, group appointed in November 1927 by the British Conservative government to report on the working of the Indian constitution established by the Government of India Act of 1919. The report proposed provincial autonomy in India but rejected parliamentary responsibility at the center.
Jun 7, 2023 · The Simon Commission also known as the Indian Statutory Commission, was an all-white Commission under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon. In 1919, the British government declared that the Simon Commission would be sent to India to question the workings of the Indian Constitution.
Jun 21, 2018 · The Simon Commission refers to a group of seven MPs from the United Kingdom, constituted to suggest constitutional reforms for British India. The Commission consisted of only British members, headed by one of the senior British politicians, Sir John Allsebrook Simon.
Mar 11, 2024 · The Indian Statutory Commission, also known as the Simon Commission, was a panel of seven Members of Parliament led by Sir John Simon. In 1928, the commission arrived in British India to investigate constitutional reform in Britain's largest and most important possession.
Jul 25, 2019 · An all-white, seven-member Indian Statutory Commission, popularly known as the Simon Commission (after the name of its chairman, Sir John Simon), was set up by the British government under Stanley Baldwin’s prime ministership on November 8, 1927.
In response to the call of the Indian National Congress, Simon Commission was boycotted. Most of those who demonstrated against the Commission had come to attend the 27th Bihar Provincial Conference held at Patna on December 9, 1928.
