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“The emergence of left-wing group in the Congress radicalized the social and economic agenda.” Critically evaluate.

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  • Other Strands in the National Movement

The rise of an organised Left within the Congress from the late 1920s undeniably pushed the national movement toward a more radical socio-economic vocabulary — but whether this amounted to genuine radicalisation of the Congress's own agenda, or merely a leftward rhetorical shift managed and contained by its dominant leadership, is the real analytical question.

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  • The Case for Genuine Radicalisation
  • The Limits: A Radicalised Rhetoric, Not a Radicalised Structure

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