Cripps Mission (March 1942) – History UPSC Notes
Cripps Proposals:
1️⃣ Dominion Status – after the war.
2️⃣ Constituent Assembly3️⃣ Right to Secede 4️⃣ British Control Over Defence
Cripps Mission – March 1942 Why did the British send the Cripps Mission? 🔹 World War II was not going well for the British.
🔹 The Axis Powers (Germany, Japan, and Italy) were winning.
🔹 Japan was advancing towards India (Burma, Ceylon, Calcutta, Madras were under threat).
🔹 Britain needed India’s support in the war to stop Japan.
🔹 U.S. President Roosevelt, China’s Chiang Kai-shek, and the British Labour Party pressured Churchill to involve Indians in war efforts. ➡ To gain India’s support, the British sent a delegation led by Sir Stafford Cripps. ➡ Cripps was a Labour Party member in Churchill’s War Cabinet. ➡ This delegation is known as the Cripps Mission. Cripps Proposals (What did the British offer?) 1. Dominion Status ✅ After World War II, India would be given "Dominion Status" (semi-independent within the British Commonwealth).
✅ India would be free to join the United Nations and other international organizations . 2. Constituent Assembly (To Frame a New Constitution) ✅ A Co…