With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements.

1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and the evasion of taxes.

2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat.

3. It advocated a separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Nationalist Politics (1935-1939)

The period from 1935 to 1939, can be called the amalgamation of a number of socio-political philosophies, the revival of the socialist stream, response to the outbreak of the second world war, and the effect of the Government of India Act.

The Government of India Act, 1935: The Parliament of the United Kingdom brought the Government of India Act 1935. Government of India Act, 1935 split into two separate Acts:

1. The Government of India Act, 1935, having 321 sections and ten schedules.

2. The Government of Burma Act, 1935 having 159 sections and six schedules.

3. The Act led to:

4. Establishment of RBI.

5. FPSC, PPSC, JPSC.

6. Federal Court in 1937.

7. Bicameralism in 6 provinces (Bombay, Madras, Bengal, Bihar, Assam, and United Provinces) out of 11 provinces.

The Revival of the Congress Socialist Party

1. In 1936. All India Kisan Sabha was organized by the efforts of the Congress Socialist Party.

2. It was the brainchild of P.C  Joshi was then the general secretary of the Party. And the first session of the Sabha was chaired by Swami Sahjanand.

Lucknow and Faizpur Session of Congress-1936

1. The Faizpur session and Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress were chaired by Jawaharlal Nehru.

2. During the sessions, INC stressed corporate membership, universal adult suffrage, reduction in land revenue, income tax, etc.

 Haripura Session 1938

The session was chaired by Subhash Chandra Bose, in which he condemned the imperialistic forces and the establishment of the Indian Planning Committee was done.

The Tripuri Session and the Forward Bloc- 1939

1. After the defeat of the candidature of Pattabi Seetaramayya for the presidentship of the Tripuri session, Subhash Chandra Bose had to face the Pant resolution.

2. The defeat in the resolution led to the resignation of Netaji and he formed a socialist bloc called the forward Bloc in 1939.

The Second World War and the Resignation of the Congress Ministers.

1. The second world war began on 1st September 1939, and, the British announced the participation of the Indian National Congress in the war without taking the consent of the Indian leaders.

2. It resulted in the resignation of the Congress council of ministers from 7 provinces on 1st November 1939, and Jinnah celebrated it as the day of Deliverance from the Congress Rule on 22 December 1939.