In 1923, Swaraj party was set up by ________.

I. C. R. Das

II. Motilal Nehru

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Answer 1

The Swaraj Party:
- It was established on 1 January, 1923 by C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru and they were known as pro-changers.
- CR Das was the president and Motilal Nehru was the secretary. Hence, Both I and II are the correct option.
- It was established by the name ‘Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party’.
- They emphasize on the importance of political freedom from the British Raj.
- They were inspired by the concept of ‘Swaraj’, which means self-rule.
- They opposed the Mahatma's suspension of all civil disobedience movement on 12 February 1922.
- They wanted to enter the legislative council and obstruct the British government from day to day working.
- N C Kelkar, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and Subhas Chandra Bose are some of the prominent leaders of the Swaraj Party.