Question

Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission ?
1. Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
2. Acharya, B. Kripalani and C. Rajagopalachari
3. Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad
4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Raft Ahmed Kidwai

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad

The correct answer is Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad.

• Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad were official Congress negotiators for Cripps Mission.

• On 11 March 1942, Churchill announced that the British government had prepared a plan to overcome India's political deadlock and Sir Stafford Crips would be sent to India.
• Sir Cripps was also a member of the British Cabinet and actively supported the Indian National Movement.
• The Cripps Mission provided for a separate constitution for other provinces of India, whose hidden goal was to divide India into pieces.
• This proposal was against the principle of national unity of India.