Question

"The congress was reluctant to include the demands of industrial workers in its program of struggle." analyze the reasons.

Answer 1

The Congress hesitated to incorporate the demands of industrial workers into its struggle for several reasons:
1. Industrialists were becoming closer to Congress, while the workers remained distant.
2. The Congress feared that addressing the demands of industrial workers could alienate the industrialists.
3. It was concerned that such inclusion might lead to divisions within its anti-imperial forces.
4. There was a risk of weakening the Civil Disobedience Movement by adding the demands of industrial workers.
Therefore, Congress showed reluctance in including the demands of industrial workers in its program of struggle.