Congress Ministries’ Resign
During the Second World War (1939–1945), Viceroy Linlithgow declared India at war with Germany, without consultations with Indian politicians.
Indians' Attitude towards War
- Congress’s Position: Congress decided to support the War effort on two conditions –
- a constituent assembly should be convened to determine the political structure of a free India after the war, and
- the immediate establishment of a responsible government at the centre.
However, the government rejected this.
- Socialist Response: Socialist leaders such as Subhash Chandra Bose, Acharya Narendra Dev and Jayaprakash Narayan did not support Britain in the war efforts; instead, they advocated for a civil disobedience movement, seeking the ....
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