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In April 1929, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw non-lethal smoke bombs from the visitors' gallery into the Central Legislative Assembly hall in New Delhi. Which pair of colonial legislative measures were actively being forced through the assembly and protested against during this demonstration?

  1. The Trade Disputes Bill and the Public Safety BillAnswer
  2. B
    The Rowlatt Act and the Vernacular Press Act
  3. C
    The Defence of India Act and the Press Act of 1910
  4. D
    The Seditious Meetings Act and the Criminal Law Amendment Act

Answer

The Trade Disputes Bill and the Public Safety Bill were the two legislations being opposed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt during the Assembly Bomb Case of April 8, 1929.
On April 8, 1929, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt dropped two low-intensity bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly to protest the passage of the Trade Disputes Bill and the Public Safety Bill. The Trade Disputes Bill aimed to outlaw sympathetic strikes and restrict trade union freedoms, while the Public Safety Bill sought to curb socialist and communist organization by authorizing detention without trial. Their stated intention was not to cause loss of life, but to broadcast their revolutionary manifesto to the nation.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the historical event described in the question stem.
The event is the Central Legislative Assembly Bomb Case carried out by the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) on April 8, 1929.
Establishing the precise historical context allows identification of the specific legislative agenda under debate on that day.
2
Recall the motives and leaflets distributed during the Assembly Bombing.
The HSRA planned the action to 'make the deaf hear' in response to anti-labor and repressive measures, specifically the Public Safety Bill and the Trade Disputes Bill.
The Trade Disputes Bill sought to restrict workers' right to strike, while the Public Safety Bill aimed to empower the British government to deport non-official socialist foreign supporters and detain Indian radicals without standard trial.

Key Concept

Central Legislative Assembly Bomb Case (1929) and anti-colonial labor/security legislation
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Revolutionary Movements, Left-Wing Currents, and the Indian National Army