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Cripps Mission

In March 1942, a mission headed by Stafford Cripps was sent to India with constitutional proposals to seek Indian support for the war. Stafford Cripps was a left-wing Labourite, the leader of the House of Commons and a member of the British War Cabinet who had actively supported the Indian national movement.

 

Why Cripps Mission was SentMain ProposalsWhy Cripps Mission FailedSummaryWhy Start a Struggle NowThe ‘Quit India’ ResolutionGandhi’s General Instructions to Different SectionsSpread of the MovementPublic on RampageUnderground ActivityParallel GovernmentsExtent of Mass ParticipationGovernment RepressionEstimateGandhi Fasts