शासकीय कर्मचाऱ्यांवर राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेसशी संबंध ठेवण्यास कोणी बंदी घातली ?

The correct answer is Option A (Lord Curzon).

Key Points:
• Prohibition on Government Employees & Congress:
• While Lord Dufferin mocked the Congress in 1888 as representing a 'microscopic minority', British hostility deepened under Lord Curzon (1899–1905).
• Lord Curzon was openly contemptuous of the Indian National Congress, famously stating: *"The Congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise."*
• To crush nationalist sympathy among Indian civil servants and educators, Lord Curzon’s administration strictly prohibited all government employees from participating in, subscribing funds to, or associating with the Indian National Congress.
• Furthermore, through the Carlyle Circular (1905) and related official circulars, student participation and teacher affiliations with political bodies were severely penalized.
• Key Takeaway: Lord Curzon strictly banned government servants from associating with or contributing to the Indian National Congress.