Question

What was the motto of Home Rule Movement?
1. Self government for India
2. Complete Independence to India
3. Introduction of Universal Adult Franchise
4. None of these

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Self government for India

The correct answer is Self government for India.

• The main motto of the Home Rule Movement was for the establishment of self-government for India in the British empire using constitutional methods.
• Home Rule Movements were launched in the country in 1916 under the leadership of Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak gave the popular slogan during the movement - “Home Rule is my birth-right, and I will have it.”

• The Government of India Act 1909 was dissatisfactory to the aspirations of Indians. Tilak launched the Indian Home Rule League in April 1916 at Belgaum. 
• Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in September 1916 at Madras.
• They had the common objective of achieving self-government in India.
• There was an informal understanding between both the leagues wherein Tilak’s league worked in Maharashtra (except Bombay), Karnataka, Berar, and the Central Provinces. Besant’s league worked in the rest of the country.
• Tilak’s league had its headquarters in Delhi. It had 6 branches. Besant’s league had 200 branches and was a looser organisation compared to Tilak’s.
• The two leagues worked closely with one another. However, they did not merge to avoid friction between both the leaders.

• Krishnavarma founded the Indian Home Rule Society in February 1905. 
• The Purna Swaraj resolution proclaimed by The Indian National Congress at Lahore Session in 1929.
• The Lahore session was chaired by Pt Jawaharlal Nehru.