- It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.
- It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat.
- It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only (c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None of the above
- Answer: (d)
Congress Socialist Party, or (CSP), was a leftwing group within the Congress. It was formed with Acharya Narendra Deva as President and Jay Prakash Narayan as General Secretary in 1934. The rise of this party was due to the increased left influence in the Indian National Congress. By 1935, one-third of the Congress members were Congress Socialists.
O .These leaders rejected the idea of Gandhi (which they saw as anti-rational). Though they remained active in the workers and peasant’s movement, they rejected the sectarian attitude of the Communist Party of India. It did not advocate the boycott of British goods and the evasion of taxes. (Statement 1 is not correct)
O They believed in Marxist Ideas, Liberal and Social democracy of the west with Nationalism and Independence as their goal. It advocated decentralised socialism in which co-operatives, trade unions, independent farmers, and local authorities would hold a substantial share of the economic power. (Statement 2 is not correct)
O The CSP was not separate from Congress. Its Constitution defined that the members were all required to be members of the Indian National Congress. Members of communal organisations or political organisations, whose goals were incompatible with the ones of CSP, were barred from CSP membership. As secularists, they hoped to surpass communal divisions through class solidarity. (Statement 3 is not correct)
