Liberal & It's Demands - General Knowledge of Modern India
The liberals dominated the Indian National Congress from 1885 to 1905. They were Indians but in reality they were British in their choice, intelligence, thought and morality. He believed in patience, moderation, agreements and meetings.
AO Hume, WC Banerjee, Surendranath Banerjee, Dadabhai Naoroji, Ferozeshah Mehta, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, Badruddin Tayyab ji, Justice Ranade, G. Subramaniam Iyer etc. were the leaders of the first phase of the national movement. They were called liberals because they used petitions, speeches, and articles to get allegiance from the British and openly displayed allegiance to the British Raj.
Liberals' Demands
- He wanted to establish popular control over the administration administration by expansion of Legislative Councils.
- End of restrictions on freedom of the press and language.
- Abolition of the Arms Act which hinders the freedom of the people.
- The division of the judiciary and the executive.
- Supporter of democracy and nationalism.
- End of the exploitative policies of the British.
Achievements of Liberals
- He played the role of the most aggressive force in his time, which changed the Indian political landscape.
- He was successful in igniting the flame of political awareness among the lower middle class, middle class and intellectuals.
- He spread the idea of civil liberties and democracy.
- He prepared the role of nationalism and laid the foundation of the national movement.
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