In the year 1875 (10th April), Arya Samaj was founded by Dayanand Saraswati. It did a lot of work in the field of the social reform movement. It supported widow remarriage. It demanded the equal status of women. It worked against untouchability. It condemned the early marriages of children.
The road construction was said to have been too costly in India due to the terrain, the rivers, and the high repair costs due to the monsoons. This was the main reason due to which road length grew at a much slower pace than the railways.
Fazl-i-Hussain who was suspected of dislike towards the Muslims with leanings towards the Congress was to guide the British government in the choice of Muslim delegates to the conference
The British government was not in favour of M. K. Gandhi's participation in it
The British government did not give any assurance to the effect that the discussions would proceed on the basis of granting Poorna Swaraj
The British government wanted to give representation to communal organisations