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How was the politics of the Radicals within the Congress different from that of the Moderates?

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The Radicals within the Congress criticised the Moderates for their 'politics of prayers' and gave emphasis on self-reliance and constructive work. They argued that people must rely on their own strength, not on the "good" intentions of the government; people must fight for swaraj.
Radicals:
a. The radicals opposed the moderate’s ‘policy of petitions’ and ‘resolutions’.
b. They laid stress on self-reliance and constructive work.
c. Radicals demanded ‘Swaraj’ from British rule.

Moderates:
a. Wanted self-government or Swaraj within the British Empire.
b. Their whole attitude was of reconciliation and not confrontation.
c. They would do nothing which would offend the British rulers.

In the fight for swaraj, the radicals advocated mass mobilisation and boycott of British institutions and goods. Some individuals also began to suggest that “revolutionary violence” would be necessary to overthrow British rule. Moderates, on the other hand, wanted to follow the rules, the laws and the order posed by the British. They followed the ‘practise of prayers’ which the radicals totally opposed.

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