Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission? (CSE 2010)
✓ Correct answer: c) Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad
ExplanationAns: C Exp: Sir Stafford Cripps was assigned the duty of winning India's cooperation and pacifying the Indian leaders during the outbreak of World War II.The pressure exerted by the U.S., particularly after Japan attacked the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbour, also had been responsible for this Cripps Mission.Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad were the official negotiators for the Congress.Cripps worked to keep India loyal to the British war effort in exchange for a promise of elections and Dominion status once the war was over.The Congress rejected his proposals.
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