Prelims 2015 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 26
With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements:<br/>1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.<br/>2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of proletariat.<br/>3. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer
None
1. Congress Socialist Party (1934) worked within the Congress framework and emphasized socialist transformation, but boycott of British goods and tax evasion were not its distinctive programme statements. Verdict: Incorrect.
2. CSP was socialist, but it did not officially aim at establishing the dictatorship of the proletariat; that was a communist formulation, not the CSP line. Verdict: Incorrect.
3. CSP did not support separate electorates for minorities and oppressed classes; Congress generally opposed this, especially after the Communal Award controversy. Verdict: Incorrect.
Hence, none of the statements is correct.