Provincial Election and

Formation of Cabinet (1937)

On the basis of Government of India Act, 1935, in February 1937,
In July 1937, Congress formed cabinet at 6
provinces - Madras, Bombay, Central Province, Orissa,
Bihar, United Province and with the support of other parties
Congress formed a coalition government in the Assam and
North Western Provinces.
inclusion of Indians into the
second World War without the permission of Congress Cabinets
led to the resignation of all Congress Cabinets.
On 22 nd
October, 1939
Jinnah called Indian Muslims to celebrate 22 nd December,
1939 as a Day of Deliverance.
Tripuri Crisis of
Congress (1939)
Subhash Chandra Bose
unopposed at Haripur (Gujarat) Session of
Congress in the year 1938.
In the year 1939, Subhash Chandra Bose defeated Gandhiji’s
candidate Pattabhi Sitaramayya and became president
he resigned due to his differences with Gandhiji on matters of
formation of the working committee of Congress. After that,
Dr. Rajendra prasad became congress President.
1939 Subhash Chandra Bose founded
Forward Block resigning from Congress.
world war were hovering above Europe, Subhash wanted to
take benefi t of Britain and Germany wars and wanted freedom
for India with a militarily blow to English
*The idea of a separate homeland for Muslims was fi rstly
proposed by Iqbal in Allahabad Session (1930) of Muslim
League
Whereas the word ‘Pakistan’
was fi rstly used by a student named Chaudhary Rehmat Ali in
1933 in his pamphlet “Now or Never, are we to live or perish
forever?”
fi ve British India’s North Province. These provinces
were - Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir, Sindh
and Baluchistan.
22 to 24 March, 1940, the Muslim
League held its session in Lahore which was chaired by Md.
Ali Jinnah. In this session a separate Muslim nation out of India
was demanded.
Sarojini
Naidu termed Jinnah as an Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity.
Two Nation theory of Jinnah was accepted in the
Lahore Session of Muslim League which was held in March
1940.
proposal was drafted by Sikandar Hayat Khan
and was presented by Fazlul Haq
Jawahar Lal Nehru in his book (on page no. 352) mentioned
that Iqbal in a meeting said that "Jinnah is a politician, you are
a patriot"
Individual Satyagraha (1940)
*After rejecting the August offer, the Indian National Congress
started Individual Satyagraha under the Leadership of
Gandhiji
symbolic moral protest
against the policies of the British Government
started on 17 th October, 1940
*Individual Satyagraha started on 17 th October, 1940. *Vinoba
Bhave was the fi rst Satyagrahi followed by Pt. Jawaharlal
Nehru
Sarvodaya” word was fi rstly used by Mahatma
Gandhi.
Vinoba Bhave established “Sarvodaya Samaj”
Cripps Mission (1942)
Stafford Cripps arrived
in India in March, 1942 to negotiate with Indian politicians.
After War India should be given a Dominion Status
should be given the right to form their own
Constitution
Provinces not agreeing to the new Constitution would
have the right to keep themselves out of the proposed
Union.
During the war, an interim government comprising of
different parties of India would be constituted.
Mahatma Gandhi termed this deal as a post-dated cheque.
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad were the offi cial
negotiators from the Congress side in talks with Cripps Mission.
Quit India Movement
On 14 th July, 1942, a meeting of Congress Committee was held
at Wardha
Quit India’ resolution was passed
in this meeting
chaired by then Congress President Abul
Kalam Azad. *On 7 th August, 1942, annual meeting of All India
Congress Committee was held at Gwaliya Tank of Bombay
passed on 8 th August, 1942. Quit India Movement for India’s
Independence was launched on 9th August 1942.
In his speech Gandhiji said :- "I will not be satisfi ed with
anything less than complete Independence"
On 8 th
August, 1942, Jawahar Lal Nehru presented the ‘Quit India
resolution’ to All India Congress Committee. This proposal
was supported by Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
Hindu Mahasabha, Communist Party
of India, Unionist Party of Punjab and Muslim League
were not in favour of this movement.
Gandhiji and Sarojini Naidu
were arrested and taken to Aagha Khan Palace.
(Jawaharlal Nehru, Abul Kalam Azad,
Govind Ballabh Pant, Dr. Prafful Chandra Ghosh, Dr. Pattabhi
Sitaramaiyya, Dr. Sayyed Mehmood, Acharya Kriplani) were
arrested and taken to Ahmednagar Fort.
Lord Wavell was the commander in
chief of India during Quit India Movement (1942). He served as
Viceroy from the year 1943 to 1947.
Winston Churchill was
the Prime Minister of England during Quit India Movement.
Usha Mehta was an important member of the
group of Congress that broadcasted radio being underground.
*Louis Fischer, an American journalist, was with Gandhiji
during Quit India Movement.
Aruna Asaf Ali was a famous freedom fi ghter. She will always
be remembered for hoisting the National Flag at Gwaliya tank
ground (Bombay) during Quit India Movement.
Gandhiji was released on 6 th May, 1944
on account of bad health conditions.
Subhash Chandra Bose and
Azad Hind Fauj
He went to Germany in the year 1942. He got control
of Azad Hind Fauz in the session of 1943.
Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagore
gave him the title of Desh Nayak.
Mahatma Gandhi called
him as Patriot of Patriots.
*Azad Hind Fauz was basically founded by Capt. Mohan
Singh
founded Indian
National Army in which the defeated Indian soldiers of the
British Army who went on Malay expedition were recruited.
on September,
1942 and Captain Mohan Singh became its fi rst Commander.
On 4 th July, 1943, Ras Bihari Bose gave the command of
I.N.A. to Subhash Chandra Bose
Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)
Clement Attlee became British Prime Minister on 26 th July,
1945
Cabinet Mission arrived at Delhi on
24 th March 1946.
Secretary of State Mr. Pethick Lawrence was president Sir
Stafford Cripps the President of the Board of Trade and A.V.
Alexander, fi rst Lord of the Admiralty.