Question

Why did Indian National Congress reject the 'Cripps Proposal'?

• A. The princely states did not have the right to elect their representatives to the Constituent Assembly.
• B. Congress wanted the responsibility of the country’s defence in the hands of the national government.
• C. Congress was not convinced with a dominion status offered by the British.
• D. The proposal did not allow the provinces to leave the Indian Union.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The correct options are
A The princely states did not have the right to elect their representatives to the Constituent Assembly.
B Congress wanted the responsibility of the country’s defence in the hands of the national government.
C Congress was not convinced with a dominion status offered by the British.

Indian National Congress(INC) rejected the 'Cripps Proposal'. Along with their disappointments, INC also did not like the idea that allowed provinces to choose to leave the Indian Union.
INC mentioned that the princely states did not have the right to elect their own representatives to the Constituent Assembly. These representatives were to be nominated by their respective rulers.
The proposal allowed provinces to choose to leave the Indian Union. The INC argued that this move would lead to the partition of India into a number of independent states.
Congress wanted the responsibility of the country’s defence in the hands of the National Government and not with the Viceroy and his executive cabinet.
The Congress was not convinced with the Cripps Proposals’ promise of awarding India with a dominion status or allowing India to attain self-governance.