Q. Why was the Swaraj Party established? (UPSC Prelims 1984)
Answer: To enter the Councils and wreck the Government from within
Notes: The Swaraj Party was formed on 9 January 1923 by Indian politicians and members of the Indian National Congress who had opposed Mahatma's suspension of all civil resistance on 5 February 1922 in response to the Chauri Chaura tragedy, where policemen were killed by a mob of protestors and to enter the Councils and wreck the Government from within.
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