🏛️ History & Art-CultureUPSC 2010British Policies in India

After the Quit India Movement,C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled “The Way Out”.Which one of the following was proposed in this pamphlet?

aThe establishment of a “War Advisory Council” composed of representatives of British India and the Indian States.
bReconstitution of the Central Executive Council in such a way that all its members, except the Governor General and the Commander-in-Chief should be Indian leaders.
cFresh elections to the Central and Provincial Legislatures to be held at the end of 1945 and a Constitution making body to be convened as soon as possible.
dA solution for the constitutional deadlock.
✓ Correct answer: d) A solution for the constitutional deadlock.
ExplanationAfter the Quit India Movement of 1942, C. Rajagopalachari proposed a solution to the constitutional deadlock between the Indian National Congress,the Muslim League and the British Government through his pamphlet titled “The Way Out”.It suggested that the Congress should accept the League’s demand for Pakistan through a plebiscite in Muslim-majority areas, provided the British granted complete independence to India.His proposal was an attempt to resolve the growing communal tensions and the deadlock over India’s future governance.124

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