Following the Congress session in 1918 where the Montagu-Chelmsford Report (which proposed reforms) was largely rejected as inadequate, a group of moderate leaders within the Congress who favored working within the framework of the reforms decided to leave the party. Led by Surendranath Banerjea, they formed the Indian Liberal Federation in 1919.
When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left party to from the
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2003 · Topic: Moderates and Extremists in Congress (Emergence of the Moderates and their foundational principles (1885-1905))
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Answer: D. Indian Liberal Federation
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