56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2014
Who first raised the demand for 'complete independence' in the year 1921?
aMaulana Mohammad Ali
bPandit Jawaharlal Nehru
cMahatma Gandhi
dMaulana Hasrat Mohani✓ Correct
Explanation
The Congress session held at Ahmedabad in 1921 was presided over by Hakim Ajmal Khan, as C. R. Das was in jail. In this session, Maulana Hasrat Mohani first raised the demand for “Complete Independence,” but Gandhiji opposed this demand and it was rejected.
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