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Simon Commision was strongly opposed as the commission consisted of all white members and no Indian was included in the commission.
- Simon Commission, was a group of seven British MPs, appointed in November 1927 by the British government.
- The commission was tasked with reporting whether India was ready for further constitutional reforms and on what lines.
- But its composition met with a storm of criticism in India because Indians were excluded.
- The fact that foreigners would discuss and decide the fate of India’s fitness for self-government angered the Indians.
- It was seen as the violation of the principle of self-determination and the commission was seen as a deliberate insult to the self-respect of Indians.
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