Who among the following is the founder of the Congress Socialist Party(CSP,1934)?

(a) Acharya Narendra Dev (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Motilal Nehru (d) Asoka Mehta

Ans — a — Acharya Narendra Dev

Congress Socialist Party, 1934

1. Congress socialist Party was formed in 1934 by the efforts of Acharya Narendra Deva, Jai Prakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohiya and Yusuf Meherally, Achyut Patwardhan, Ashok Mehta, and M.R. Masani within the Indian National Congress.
2. Its aim was to develop a classless society with an equitable distribution of resources.
3. The First Conference was CSP was convened at Patna, presided over Acharya Narendra Dev.

Socialist Party

1. The origins of the Socialist Party can be traced back to the mass movement stage of the Indian National Congress in the Pre-Independence Era.
2. In 1948, the Congress amended its constitution to prevent its members from having dual party membership.
3. This force the Socialists to form a separate Socialist Part in 1948.

FAQs on Congress Social Party

1. Which major event led to the final separation of the CSP leaders from the Indian National Congress in 1948? a) The failure of the first Five-Year Plan. b) The introduction of the new INC constitution, banning internal factions. c) The partition of India in 1947. d) Gandhi’s assassination in 1948.

Resources

1. https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/leps202.pdf