The Montagu Decleration

by 1917, it was clear to the British that postponing political concessions had no benefit.
Edward Montagu who was the secretary of state for India announced a new constitutional objective in the House of Commons on 20th of August
The promise of "self-governing institutions" was a clear and significant concession that an Indian parliament, controlling the Indian administration, would be created
Montagu set off a massive tour of India to consult politicians and public opinion
The findings were published in the 1918 Montagu-Chelmsford report which became the basis for the 1919 legislation
By the times the reforms became law, events at Amritsar in the Punjab would have sealed the fate of the British Empire in India

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