With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements: 1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes. 2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat. 3. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

QUESTION

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Modern History

Prelims 2015

With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements:

It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.
It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat.
It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Explanation

Statement 1 is Incorrect: While the Congress Socialist Party (CSP) aimed to radicalize the Congress and mobilize peasants and workers, it did not specifically advocate for the evasion of taxes as a policy; its focus was on the abolition of zamindari and the socialistic reorganization of the economy.

Statement 2 is Incorrect: The CSP was founded on the principles of democratic socialism. It explicitly rejected the 'dictatorship of the proletariat'—a concept central to Marxism-Leninism and the Communist Party—preferring to work within the democratic framework of the Indian National Congress.

Statement 3 is Incorrect: The CSP, being a faction within the Indian National Congress, adhered to the Congress's stand of opposing separate electorates. They advocated for joint electorates and believed that the problems of minorities and oppressed classes should be addressed through economic and social reforms rather than communal representation.

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