Following the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in April 1919, the Indian National Congress appointed a non-official committee to inquire into the events. Motilal Nehru was the president of this committee. Mahatma Gandhi was a prominent member and was primarily entrusted with the task of drafting the committee's report.
The task of Drafting Congress Inquiry Committee report on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was entrusted to
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2014 · Topic: Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919) (Indian National Congress's parallel inquiry committee and its report)
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Answer: B. Mahatama Gandhi
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