Q. Who said “We must not tamper with the labourers. It is dangerous to make political use of the factory proletariat”, and left the labour politics after the workers of the textile mills of Ahmedabad, refused to break the strike on terms agreed between him and the nationalist mill owners?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans: (c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Explanation:
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was a prominent leader of the Indian independence movement and a key figure in the fight against British colonial rule in India. He actively supported various labor movements and was involved in advocating for workers’ rights.
In the case of the textile mills strike in Ahmedabad, Gandhi reached an agreement with the nationalist mill owners to settle the strike. However, when the workers refused to break the strike as per the agreed terms, Gandhi decided to withdraw from labor politics. He believed that it was dangerous to exploit the factory proletariat for political purposes and preferred to focus on other methods of resistance, such as nonviolent civil disobedience and mass mobilization.
