History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET January 2017 History
Which among the following Acts was described as a 'new charter of bondage' by Jawaharlal Nehru?
AIndian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1913
BRowlatt Act, 1919
CGovernment of India Act, 1919
DGovernment of India Act, 1935 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Government of India Act, 1935 — Nehru described the Government of India Act, 1935 in this way, so the answer is the Government of India Act, 1935.
Explanation
★Nehru described the Government of India Act, 1935 in this way, so the answer is the Government of India Act, 1935.
★He called it a new charter of bondage.
★He felt it gave Indians little real power.
★He held that it tied India more firmly to British control.
★The Congress rejected the Act for these reasons.
★So the Act so described was the Government of India Act, 1935.
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