Question

When was the first meeting of Akhil Bharatiya Desi Rajya Lok Parishad (ABDRLP) conducted?
A. 16th to 18th December 1927
B. 16th to 18th November 1927
C. 16th to 18th October 1927
D. 16th to 18th September 1927

Answer 1

Hint: Its first meeting was conducted under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur Ramchandra Rao. The first meeting of the ABDRLP was conducted in Bombay.

Complete answer:Akhil Bharatiya Desi Rajya Lok Parishad was formed in 1927. Its first meeting was conducted from 16th to 18th December 1927.
The formation of ABDRLP was the reaction to a resolution passed by the Congress in 1920. According to the resolution, the Congress was not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Princely States.
Seven members were nominated by Rajasthan to the executive council of this association.
No support was provided by the Congress until 1939 when Jawaharlal Nehru became the president of Congress.
The political movements which happened in the princely states led to the establishment of the All Indian States People’s Conference and this was locally known as Praja Mandals or Lok Parishads. The first meeting was held in Bombay in the third week of December in the year 1927 and the chairman at the time was Diwan Bahadur Ramchandra Rao.
The States Peoples’ Conference dissolved itself on 25th April 1948 except for Jammu and Kashmir National Conference. All the other units joined the congress and the JKNC came under the leadership of Sheikh Abdullah.
Therefore, the answer is option A.

Note: After the Indian Independence, the Congress distanced itself from this movement. Congress started allying itself with the princely rulers via its national government’s accession relationships.