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Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
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- Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi
- Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
- Subhas Chandra Bose and P.C, Joshi
- Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad
Correct Option: B
The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its members rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Mohandas Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Party of India towards the Congress Party. Influenced by Fabianism as well as Marxism-Leninism, the CSP included advocates of armed struggle or sabotage (such as Jai Prakash Narayan and Basawon Singh (Sinha) as well as those who insisted upon ahimsa or nonviolent resistance (such as Acharya Narendra Deva).