ICSE-X-History
10: Forward Block and the I.N.A.
- #4Subhash Chandra Bose laid the foundation of a radical and progressive party within the Congress in 1939. In this context answer the following: (a) Under what circumstances he resigned from the Presidentship of Congress. (b) What led to the formation of the new party? (c) Name the new party which he formed. (d) Mention the ideals of the new Party.Ans : (a) (i) Subhash Chandra Bose became the Congress President in 1938, showing the influence of the Leftist and Socialist wing in the Congress. He was re-elected the very next year i.e., in 1939 by defeating Gandhi's candidate, Pattabhi Sitaramayya.
(ii) Gandhi felt that the defeat was his, rather than that of Pattabhi. On the question of the formation of the Congress Working Committee, there arose a sharp rift between Gandhi and Bose. While Bose wanted freedom to choose his own Working Committee, Gandhi disapproved of it because he foresaw a danger of Bose using all means, including violence, in the struggle of independence.
(iii) The deadlock between the two could not be resolved inspite of the efforts by Nehru and Jayaprakash Narayan. As a result, Bose was left alone, as none would come forward to join his Working Committee in the face of Gandhi's displeasure.
(iv) So, being rendered helpless, Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the Congress Presidentship on April 29, 1939, yielding place to a Gandhian, Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the next President. (b) The radicals in the Congress were in majority but they were not organised under one leadership. Subhash Chandra Bose felt the need of an organised and disciplined left-wing party in the Congress. So after resigning, he laid the foundation of a new party. (c) He formed the Forward Bloc in 1939. (d) Forward Bloc's immediate objective was to liberate India with the support of workers, peasants, youth and other radical organisations.
Main ideals of the Party: Ideals of Forward Bloc
- To develop the economy on socialistic ideas.
- Abolition of landlordism i.e. Zamindari System.
- A new monetary and credit system.
- #4-aUnder what circumstances he resigned from the Presidentship of Congress.Ans : (i) Subhash Chandra Bose became the Congress President in 1938, showing the influence of the Leftist and Socialist wing in the Congress. He was re-elected the very next year i.e., in 1939 by defeating Gandhi's candidate, Pattabhi Sitaramayya.
(ii) Gandhi felt that the defeat was his, rather than that of Pattabhi. On the question of the formation of the Congress Working Committee, there arose a sharp rift between Gandhi and Bose. While Bose wanted freedom to choose his own Working Committee, Gandhi disapproved of it because he foresaw a danger of Bose using all means, including violence, in the struggle of independence.
(iii) The deadlock between the two could not be resolved inspite of the efforts by Nehru and Jayaprakash Narayan. As a result, Bose was left alone, as none would come forward to join his Working Committee in the face of Gandhi's displeasure.
(iv) So, being rendered helpless, Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the Congress Presidentship on April 29, 1939, yielding place to a Gandhian, Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the next President.
- #4-bWhat led to the formation of the new party?Ans : The radicals in the Congress were in majority but they were not organised under one leadership. Subhash Chandra Bose felt the need of an organised and disciplined left-wing party in the Congress. So after resigning, he laid the foundation of a new party.
- #4-cName the new party which he formed.Ans : He formed the Forward Bloc in 1939.
- #4-dMention the ideals of the new Party.Ans : Forward Bloc's immediate objective was to liberate India with the support of workers, peasants, youth and other radical organisations.
Main ideals of the Party: Ideals of Forward Bloc
- To develop the economy on socialistic ideas.
- Abolition of landlordism i.e. Zamindari System.
- A new monetary and credit system.