1. Background
2. Objectives
3. Arrival of Cabinet Mission
4. Proposal for Cabinet Mission
5. Reaction of the Parties
6. Congress Reaction
7. Muslim League Reaction
8. Reasons for Failure of Cabinet Mission
9. Conclusion
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Topic – Cabinet Mission Plan (Notes)
Subject – Political Science
(Indian National Movement & Constitutional Development)
Table of Contents
The Cabinet Mission was a high-powered mission sent to India by the Atlee government in February 1946. Three British cabinet members served on the mission: (Pethick Lawrence, Secretary of State for India; Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade; and A.V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty) to find ways and means for a negotiated, peaceful transfer of power to India. The mission’s chairman was Pethick Lawrence.
Background
- Clement Atlee, the British Prime Minister, initiated the formation of the Cabinet Mission.
- It was made up of three members: Lord Pethick-Lawrence, AV Alexander, and Sir Stafford Cripps.
- The then Viceroy Lord Wavell was involved in the process although he was not an official member.
- The Congress Party and the Muslim League, which were at odds on almost every issue at the time, had fundamental ideological differences that were preventing them from finding common ground.
- Congress desired a strong central government with few powers delegated to the provinces.
- The League sought strong safeguards for the rights of Muslims, the world’s largest minority group in India.
- Because both parties had significant ideological differences and were unable to find common ground, the mission issued its own set of proposals in May 1946.
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