Question:
Which of the following statements are true?
1.The Congress Working Committee meeting at Wardha on 21 August 1940 eventually rejected the August offer of 1940, and asserted its demand for complete freedom from the imperial power.
2.The Muslim League also did not accept the offer, as it did not give a clear assurance for the establishment of Pakistan.
A1 only
B2 only
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither 1 nor 2
Answer:
C. Both 1 and 2
Explanation:
The Congress rejected the August Offer. Nehru said, “Dominion status concept is dead as a doornail.” Gandhi said that the declaration had widened the gulf between the nationalists and the British rulers. In the context of widespread dissatisfaction that prevailed over the rejection of the demands made by the Congress, Gandhi at the meeting of the Congress Working Committee in Wardha revealed his plan to launch Individual satyagraha.The Muslim League also did not accept the offer, as it did not give a clear assurance for the establishment of Pakistan