With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?
- The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.
- The Viceroy’s Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians.
- The Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces.
- Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once the Second World War was over.
Explanation
Option (a) is correct
- The failure of the Cripps Mission made it clear that Britain was not ready to give India any real Constitutional advance. In May 1942, Gandhiji drafted a resolution calling for British withdrawal and non-violent, non-cooperation against any Japanese invasion. In July, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) at Wardha adopted the Resolution (later known as the Quit India Resolution), which was to be ratified at the Bombay All India Congress Committee (AICC) meeting in August. On 8 August 1942, the AICC at Gowalia Tank in Bombay, passed a historic Quit India resolution. The resolution demanded an immediate end to British rule in India. Subsequently, on 9th August 1942, the British Government, invoking the Defence of India Rules, arrested Gandhi along with members of the Congress Working Committee and other leaders. The Working Committee, the All India Congress Committee, and the four Provincial Congress Committees were deemed illegal associations under the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1908.
