Indian Councils Act of 1892

The Congress had been asking for wider legislative councils since its first session in 1885. In 1892, Parliament finally answered — with an Act that enlarged the councils, let members ask questions and discuss the budget for the first time, and still refused to call any of it an election.

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The Indian Councils Act of 1892 enlarged the legislative councils and, for the first time, let non-official members discuss the budget and ask questions, while still keeping membership indirect and the executive firmly in control.

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