Why simon came to india.

(i) In 1927, the Government of England appointed a commission. It was headed by Sir John Simon. That is why, it was called as the Simon Commission. This commission came to India in 1928. Its objective was to examine the results of the reforms of 1919. It was an all-white commission having no Indian member. So people in India opposed it. Wherever it went, it was welcomed with black flags. Every where slogans like “Simon Go Back” were raised. But the British Government adopted all repressive measures to crush this peaceful protest.

(ii) In Lahore, the protestors were lathi-charged by the police in which Lala Lajpat Rai was wounded. He had a blow of lathi on his forehead which proved fatal. He died a few days afterwards. All the political parties of the country severely criticised these repressive measures of the British Government. Gandhi himself did not participate in the protests against the Simon Commission. However he had blessed all the peaceful protestors.

Statutory Commission under Sir John Simon. The commission was made to look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India and suggest changes.