{"id":2633,"date":"2025-05-05T21:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2633"},"modified":"2025-05-05T21:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:18:11","slug":"q-with-reference-to-congress-socialist-party-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-congress-socialist-party-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It wanted to establish the dictatorship of proletariat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It advocated, separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>None<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(d) None<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"congress-socialist-party\">Congress Socialist Party:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Congress Socialist Party (CSP)<\/strong>\u00a0was a\u00a0<strong>socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was\u00a0<strong>founded in 1934 by Congress members who rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Party of India<\/strong>\u00a0towards the Congress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Influenced by Fabianism as well as Marxism-Leninism, the CSP included\u00a0<strong>advocates of armed struggle or sabotage (such as Yusuf Meherally, Jayaprakash Narayan, and Basawon Singh (Sinha) as well as those who insisted upon Ahimsa or Nonviolent resistance (such as Acharya Narendra Deva).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>CSP advocated decentralized socialism\u00a0<\/strong>in which co-operatives, trade unions, independent farmers, and local authorities would hold a substantial share of the economic power.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As Marxists,\u00a0<strong>they hoped to transcend communal divisions through class solidarity<\/strong>. Some, such as\u00a0<strong>Narendra Deva or Basawon Singh (Sinha), advocated a democratic socialism<\/strong>\u00a0distinct from both Marxism and reformist social democracy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During the Popular Front period, the communists worked within CSP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"history-of-csp\"><strong>History of CSP:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jayaprakash Narayan and Minoo Masani<\/strong>\u00a0were released from jail in 1934.\u00a0<strong>Narayan convened a meeting in Patna on 17 May 1934, which founded the Bihar Congress Socialist Party<\/strong>. He was a Gandhian Socialist. Narayan became general secretary of the party and Acharya Narendra Deva became president.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Patna meeting gave a call for a\u00a0<strong>socialist conference<\/strong>\u00a0which would be held in connection to the\u00a0<strong>Congress Annual Conference<\/strong>. At this conference, held in\u00a0<strong>Bombay October 22\u201323 October 1934<\/strong>, they formed a new All India party, the\u00a0<strong>Congress Socialist Party.<\/strong>\u00a0Narayan became general secretary of the party, and Masani joint secretary. The conference venue was decorated by Congress flags and a portrait of Karl Marx.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ganga Sharan Singh (Sinha)<\/strong>\u00a0was among the prominent leaders of the Indian National Congress Party as among the founders of the Congress Socialist Party.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-ideology-of-csp\"><strong>The ideology of CSP:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They\u00a0<strong>believed in Marxist Ideas, Gandhism, Liberal, and Social democracy<\/strong>\u00a0of the west.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They owe\u00a0<strong>allegiance to Indian National Congress<\/strong>\u00a0(INC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Nationalism\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Independence<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They\u00a0<strong>joined hands with the Bourgeois<\/strong>\u00a0or Middle class along with\u00a0<strong>Bringing in workers and peasants to create a broad base for Congress<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Demands<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Abolition\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0<strong>capitalism<\/strong>, the\u00a0<strong>zamindari system<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>princely states<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Incorporate radical socio-economic measures for the upliftment of distressed people into the Congress work program.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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