HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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The Cripps Mission
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The Simon Commission
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The Young-Husband’s Mission
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The Cabmet Mission
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mission declared that entire India was to be a Dominion and after the war its constitution was to be framed by an elected body which was to be accepted by the British Government. Gandhi said that Cripps’ offer of Dominion Status after the war was a “post-dated cheque drawn on a failing bank".
Detailed explanation-2: -Under Gandhi’s leadership, the Congress Party then stopped talks and demanded prompt self-government in exchange for war support. Gandhi described Cripps’ offer of dominion status as, “a post-dated cheque drawn on a crashing bank”.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gandhiji referred to it as ‘’A post-dated cheque on a crashing bank’ because of its very low proposals in comparison to what was demanded by nationalists.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gandhi went on to call the Cripps Proposals a ‘post-dated cheque’.
Detailed explanation-5: -In banking, a post-dated cheque is a cheque written by the drawer (payer) for a date in the future. Whether a post-dated cheque may be cashed or deposited before the date written on it depends on the country.