- President Nehru
- Irwin rejected Delhi Manifesto Nov 1929
- thus 👇
Resolutions
- INC goal Poorna Swaraj
- celebrate 26 Jan 1930 as Independence Day by taking an Independence Pledge
- rejected RTC
- 1930
- 1931
- 1912
- decision to withdraw from legis immediately
- AICC to launch CDM at right time. Reasons
- some sections opposed CDM. Eg. INC Muslim leaders wanted Lucknow Pact 1916 to act like pact (so no flags from Muslims)
- capitalists unsure about economic impact of CDM
- great depression 1929 going on
- muslim league: CDM will establish Hindu Raj
- non INC parties opposed to CDM as it would popularize INC
- not pro-British as APC members and wanted dominion
- CPI in 1925 opposed due to directions from the Comintern and labeled Bose, Nehru & INC as agents of Bourgeoisie
- MG gave 11 point demand in January 1930 instead of launching CDM
- After Poorna Swaraj, INC will get political power and ppl will get pro people policies
- MG here implied that if the british take pro ppl 11 decisions IN will delay its party interest in power by not launching CDM
MG's 11 demands
- 4 Middle Class Demands
- lower change rate
- import duty on cotton to protect indian cotton producers
- indian tariff board to decide duties
- reserve 50% seats in postal dept.
- 2 Peasant Demands
- 50% decrease in LR and if famine, then 0% LR
- release property confiscated in Bardoli Satyagrah 1928
- 5 General Demands
- reduce salaries of civil servants & war expenditure
- amend Arms Act 1878 (to have right of self defence)
- prohibition of intoxicants
- release political prisoners not guilty of violence
- abolish salt tax & govt monopoly on salt