Indian National Movement-States People Movement and Indian Left Movement, History Study Material
States People Movement
· The states which organized Praja Mandal were Mysore, Hyderabad, Baroda and Kathiawar.
· In 1927, these movements were organized at a national level called All India States People Conference (AISPC).
· The main leaders were Balwant Rai Mehta, Mani Lai Kothari, G R Abhyankar.
· In 1927, in order to enquire into the centre-state relations, the Harcourt Butler Committee was appointed .
· In 1929, under the leadership of J. L. Nehru Congress passed a resolution endorsing the demand of AISPC.
· The States People wanted to be treated like Indian citizens.
· J.L.Nehru at Lahore session said, “the Indian states cannot leave apart from rest of India, the right to determine…must lie with the people of states.”
· In 1935 Act, the Indian state were brought under direct constitutional relationship with British India and states were to send their representatives to federal legislature but the problem was that these representatives were nominees of Princes and were not democratically elected.
· Therefore the AISPC urged for a responsible government.
· The AISPC started agitation against 1935 Act.
· It staged agitations at Rajkot, Jaipur, Kashmir, Hyderabad, and Travancore.
· The Nizam of Hyderabad braded if as ‘anti Muslim’ movement, where as Maharaja of Kashmir called it ‘anti Hindu’
· The Travancore’s ruler held that the Christians wanted to overthrow the Hindu king.
· In 1938, at Haripura Session, Congress reiterated its policy that movements in the state should not be launched in the name of Congress but should rely on their independent strength.
· In 1939, at Tripuri, the Congress decided to get totally involved with the state agitation.
· In 1939, AISPC elected J.L. Nehru as President at the Ludhiana Session.
· In 1945, at Udaipur and in 1947 at Gwalior, J.L. Nehru again presided AISPC.
· In 1942, there was no discrimination between AISPC and Congress.
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