Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?
1) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
2) Acharya J.B. Kriplani and C. Rajagopalachari
3) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad
4) Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
The correct answer is Acharya J.B. Kriplani and C. Rajagopalachari .
The official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission were Acharya J.B. Kriplani and C. Rajagopalachari. The Cripps Mission was sent to India in March 1942 by the British government to negotiate a political settlement with the Indian National Congress. The Congress demanded complete independence for India, while the British proposed a limited dominion status. The Cripps Mission failed due to the lack of agreement between the Congress and the British on the issue of Indian independence. The Congress did not accept the British proposal and the negotiations broke down. Acharya J.B. Kriplani and C. Rajagopalachari were appointed by the Congress to negotiate with the British on their behalf. However, they too were not able to reach an agreement with the British, and the Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942, which led to the eventual independence of India in 1947.