Question

Write a short note.

The Extremists

Answer 1

1. The Indian National Congress split into two groups-The Moderates and The Extremists at the Surat session of the Congress in 1907.
2. The Extremists' wing of thinkers insisted that independence should be a natural priority. An independent nation could provide the right set-up for social reformation.
3. Lokmanya Tilak who was the leader of the Extremists said that the home taken over by others should be recovered first, then only we can reform it.
4. He also felt that the British Government will not yield to applications, requests, and speeches.
5. The Extremists did not agree with the Moderators' policy of avoiding the resolutions of "Swadeshi' and Boycott' and wanted to stop these attempts of the Moderators.
6. The three leaders of the Extremists group were Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Bipin Chandra Pal. (Lal-Bal-Pal).