Question

“The Congress was reluctant to include the demands of industrial workers in its programme of struggle.” Analyze the reasons.

Answer 1

• Congress wanted to include the demands of the masses as a whole and not a particular group or class. 
• If the demand of the workers were included, then industrialists would get offended. The industrialists were supporting the Congress financially. The Congress did not want to alienate the industrialists and create anti-imperialist feelings.
•  A big portion of the Congress membership and funding came from industrialists and small businessmen.