Muddiman Committee

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'''The Muddiman Committee''' or the '''Reforms Enquiry Committee''' (1924) was a committee lead by [[Alexander Muddinman|Sir Alexander Muddinman]], organized by the [[British Empire|British]] and [[Indian National Congress|Indian]] government, to meet the demand of Indian leaders in the context of Indians new ( swaraj party resolution 1920]] (India's Independence).{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} This committee would aid in investigating the [[diarchy]] issue on the Constitution as set up in 1921 under the [[Government of India Act 1919|Indian Council Act of 1919]]. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/muddinman-committee-1924-1446456385-1|title=Muddinman Committee (1924)|date=2017-07-10|website=Jagranjosh.com|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Muddiman_Committee,_1924|title=Muddiman Committee, 1924 - Banglapedia|website=en.banglapedia.org|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52593918|title=History of India|last=Jayapalan, N.|date=2001|publisher=Atlantic|isbn=81-7156-928-5|location=New Delhi|oclc=52593918}}</ref>

== Noteworthy members ==

* Sir Alexander Muddiman
* [[Sivaswami Aiyar|Sir Sivaswami Aiyar]]
* [[R. P. Paranjpe|Dr. R. P. Paranjape]]
* [[Tej Bahadur Sapru|Sir Tejbahadur Sapru]]
* [[Mohammad-Ali Jinnah|Mohammad Ali Jinnah]]
* [[Bijay Chand Mahtab|Bijoy Chand Mahtab]]

== The Reports ==
The reports created by the committee was divided into two parts due to disagreements, the majority report and minority report. <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

'''The Majority Report''' declared by officials that a diarchy had not been established, has not been given a fair trial run, and so only minor changes in non-official Indians were recommended

'''The Minority Report''' declared by nonofficials that the Act of 1919 had failed, and that they need a Constitution that has a permanent basis with a provision for automatic progress in the future.

Submitted in September 1925, the combination of these reports recommended the appointment of a [[Royal commission|Royal Commission]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

[[Earl of Birkenhead|Lord Birkenhead]], the Secretary of State for India, stated that actions would be taken on the basis of the majority report.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-10|title=Muddinman Committee (1924)|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/muddinman-committee-1924-1446456385-1|access-date=2021-04-11|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Muddiman Committee, 1924 - Banglapedia|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Muddiman_Committee,_1924|access-date=2021-04-11|website=en.banglapedia.org}}</ref>

== References ==
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