Q. Consider the following statements with respect to the ‘Meerut Conspiracy Case’:
- It involved a large scale arrest of communist and trade union leaders.
- Some Englishmen were also tried in this case.
Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer:
Both 1 and 2
Notes: The British government was determined to suppress the new revolutionary trend emerging in the 1920s. The growing trade union movement and communist movement were dealt with ferocity. In March 1929, thirty-one prominent trade unions and communist were arrested. After four years of trial they were sentenced to long periods of imprisonment. So, statement 1 is correct. In March 1929, thirty-one prominent trade unions and communists were arrested,out of them four were Englishmen. After four years of trial they were sentenced to long periods of imprisonment. So, statement 2 is correct.