The arrival of the Simon Commission acted as a catalyst for Indian unity, as almost all political parties, including the Congress and the Muslim League, boycotted it. Protests broke out in every city the commission visited. It was during one such protest in Lahore that Lala Lajpat Rai was severely injured in a police lathi charge, leading to his death. The commission’s failure to include Indian representation led the Congress to draft its own constitutional proposal, the Nehru Report, which demanded Dominion Status and signaled a more defiant stance against British authority.