Question

"The Congress was reluctant to include the demands of industrial workers in its programme of struggle." Analyse the reasons.

Answer 1

The Congress was reluctant to include the demands of industrial workers in its programme of struggle:

(i) The industrialists came closer to the Congress, but the workers stayed aloof.
(ii) Congress felt this, would alienate industrialists.
(iii) It would divide its anti-imperial forces.
(iv) Civil Disobedience Movement would be weakened.