Consider the following events:

I. Visit of Simon Commission to India

II. Purna Swaraj resolution at Lahore session

III. Launch of Dandi March

Which of the above main events took place during the tenure of Lord Irwin?

Key Points

• The Simon Commission visited India in 1928 during the tenure of Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India.
• The Congress party passed the Purna Swaraj resolution during the Lahore session in December 1929, which was again during Lord Irwin's tenure.
• Lord Irwin served as the Viceroy of India from 1926 to 1931.
• The Dandi March, led by Mahatma Gandhi, took place in 1930, which falls within the period of Lord Irwin's tenure.

Additional Information

• Simon Commission:
  • The Simon Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parliament under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon.
  • The Commission arrived in India in 1928 to study constitutional reform, but it was met with protests as it did not include any Indian members.
  • The Indian National Congress and other political parties boycotted the Commission.
• Purna Swaraj Resolution:
  • The Purna Swaraj (complete independence) resolution was adopted by the Indian National Congress during its Lahore session on December 31, 1929.
  • It marked the beginning of a large-scale civil disobedience movement against the British rule.
  • January 26, 1930, was declared as Independence Day when the Congress party members took the pledge to achieve complete independence from British rule.
• Dandi March:
  • The Dandi March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly.
  • It was led by Mahatma Gandhi from March 12 to April 6, 1930, covering 240 miles from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi.
  • The march aimed to produce salt from the seawater in defiance of British laws, symbolizing the Indian struggle for independence.