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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.
People were chanting the slogan, ‘Simon Go Back.’ The police resorted to lathi charges to suppress the movement. Even senior leaders like Pandit Nehru were not spared.
The protests held all over the country used the iconic slogan “Simon Go Back," coined by Yusuf Meherally, who belonged to Mumbai City in Maharashtra. Banners emblazoned with this slogan also became a striking visual symbol of the agitation.
Jun 21, 2018 · The Commission, headed by Sir John Allsebrook Simon, left England in January 1928 and reached India on February 3, 1928. As soon as the Commission’s arrived in Bombay, it was greeted by thousands of protestors, who demanded the Commission to go back.
May 28, 2024 · “Simon Go Back” was being chanted by the crowd. To put an end to the movement, the police used lathi charges. Even powerful individuals like Pandit Nehru were not exempt. Lala Lajpat Rai, who was in command of the protest against the Simon Commission in Lahore, was viciously attacked with a lathi.
The slogan of “Simon Go Back”, which was coined by Yusuf Meherally upon the Commission’s arrival in Bombay, echoed throughout their journey in various parts of the Subcontinent.
The Commission, headed by Sir John Allsebrook Simon, reached India on February 3, 1928. As soon as the Commission’s arrived in Bombay, it was greeted by thousands of protestors, who demanded the Commission to go back. Many were seen holding placards and other sign boards that had the words ‘Go Back Simon’ written on them.
Aug 22, 2019 · Wherever the commission went in Indian cities, it was greeted with black flags with the ‘Simon Go-back’ slogans. The Indian press voluntarily came forward to report the weakness of the Simon report and openly condemned the anti-Indian attitude of the members of the commission.
Jan 6, 2022 · One controversial moment in India’s fight for freedom from British rule in the 1920s, was the arrival in India of the members of the Indian Statutory Commission in 1928. The India Office Private Papers at the British Library contains some wonderful material documenting this event.
Opinion | 90 years later, India must send Simon back. More than 250 British laws, defining the basic framework of Constitution, continue to govern us. They must go. In 1928, the Simon...
