Cabinet Mission (1946)
➮ Cabinet Mission reached Delhi on 24 March 1946.
➮ Three members were there in the Mission –
(i) Pethick Lawrence
(ii) Stafford Cripps
(iii) A.V. Alexander
➮ On May 16, 1946, the mission put forward its proposal.
➮ Rejection of the demand for a full-fledged Pakistan.
➮ Provincial legislatures would elect a constituent Assembly. The members were divided into three sections.
➮ All these sections would have the authority to draw up. Provincial constitutions and even group constitutions.
Section – A: Nonmuslim majority provinces.
Section – B: Muslim Majority provinces in the north-west
Section – C: Muslim majority provinces in the northeast.
legislatures were to be decided by a single majority in both communities.
Lord Attlee’s Declaration (1947)
➮ The British Government decided to quit Inda by a fixed date (30 June 1948)
➮ Mr. Attlee made an announcement in the House of Commons on February 20, 1947.
