What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and W.S.Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893 ?

In 1893, Sir William Wedderburn entered the British Parliament as a Liberal member for Banffshire. To effectively voice Indian grievances and advocate for administrative changes, he formed the Indian Parliamentary Committee that same year, serving as its Chairman until 1900. The primary purpose of this committee was to agitate for Indian political reforms within the House of Commons. It functioned as a specialized lobbying group to pressure the British government on issues such as expanded legislative representation, civil service reforms, and famine relief policies. By coordinating with the British Committee of the Indian National Congress, Wedderburn and W.S. Caine sought to ensure that Indian interests were consistently represented in parliamentary debates and to counter the official narratives of the India Office. Their efforts contributed to the gradual constitutional shifts that eventually led to the Morley-Minto Reforms.