Muddiman Committee

The Muddiman Committee or the Reforms Enquiry Committee (1924) was a committee led by Sir Alexander Muddiman, organized by the British and Indian government, to meet the demand of Indian leaders in the context of Indians new ( swaraj party resolution 1920]] (India's Independence).^{[citation needed]} This committee would aid in investigating the diarchy issue on the Constitution as set up in 1921 under the Indian Council Act of 1919. ^[1][2][3]

Noteworthy members

• Sir Alexander Muddiman
• Sir Sivaswami Aiyar
• Dr. R. P. Paranjape
• Sir Tejbahadur Sapru
• Mohammad Ali Jinnah
• 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. ^[1][2][3]

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.^[1][2]

Lord Birkenhead, the Secretary of State for India, stated that actions would be taken on the basis of the majority report.^[4][5]