Question

What was the purpose with which Sir Willian Wedderburn and W. S. Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893?

1. To agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons
2. To campaign for the entry of Indians into the Imperial Judiciary
3. To facilitate a discussion on India's Independence in the British Parliament
4. To agitate for the entry of eminent Indians into the British Parliament

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : To agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons

The correct answer is To agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons.

• Sir William Wedderburn: 
  • In 1893, Sir William Wedderburn entered the British Parliament as a liberal member.
  • Sir William Wedderburn was a member of the Royal Commission on Indian Expenditure in 1895.
  • Sir William Wedderburn was the chairman (1893-1900) of the “Indian Parliamentary Committee” that founded in 1893.
    • Sir William Wedderburn entered as a liberal member and sought to voice India's grievances in the House.
  • In 1893, Sir William Wedderburn and W. S. Caine formed the “Indian Parliamentary Committee” with Dadabhai Naoroji and other Indian sympathizers.
    • The purpose of the Indian Parliamentary Committee is to agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

• Sir William Wedderburn was appointed Acting Judicial Commissioner in Sind and Judge of the Sadar Court in 1874.
  • In 1882 he became the District and Sessions Judge of Poona. At the time of his retirement in 1887, he was the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay.
  • He was the president of the INC session: 
    • ​Bombay Session of 1889
    • Allahabad Session of 1910