In face of the opposition from the Congress, F.E Smith wanted to publicize the meetings of the commission with "representative Moslems" in order to "terrify the immense Hindu population by apprehension that the Commission is being got hold of by the Moslems and may present a report altogether destructive of the Hindu population.
[5] An All-India Committee for Cooperation with the Simon Commission was established by the Council of India and by selection of the Viceroy, Lord Irwin.
The members of the committee were: C. Sankaran Nair (chairman), Arthur Froom, Nawab Ali Khan, Shivdev Singh Uberoi, Zulfiqar Ali Khan, Hari Singh Gour, Abdullah Al-Mamun Suhrawardy, Kikabhai Premchand and Prof. M. C. Rajah.
Almost immediately with Its arrival in Bombay on 3 February 1928, its members were confronted by throngs of protesters, although there were also some supporters among the crowds who saw it as the next step on the road to self-governance.
[5] The protest was led by the Indian nationalist Lala Lajpat Rai, who had moved a resolution against the Commission in the Legislative Assembly of Punjab in February 1928.
The protesters blocked the road in order to prevent the commission members from leaving the railway station.
In order to make way for the commission, the local police led by Superintendent James Scott began beating protesters.
Lala Lajpat Rai was critically injured and died on 17 November 1928 due to the head injuries he had sustained.
[4] The commission also recommended to retain separate electorates as long as inter-communal tensions between Hindus and Muslims remained.
Although this remained controversial among many conservatives in London, in reality there was no change in British policy as the promise was very vague and far in the future.