Cabinet Mission (1946) in Indian History:
- The British Government headed by Attlee of the Labour Party, appointed a Cabinet Mission consisting of Pethic Lawrence, Stafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander.
- Cabinet Mission proposed a federal government for the whole of India.
- Elections to the Constituent Assembly were held under the Cabinet Mission Plan, in 1946.
- Cabinet Mission arrived in India in 1946 March 23.
- The Mission was headed by Lord Pethwick Lawrence.
- It provided an interim government during the time of Lord Wavell
- It also provided for the establishment of a Constitutent Assembly to frame a constitution
- On 2 September 1946 an Interim Government headed by Nehru came to power.
- It was a 12 member Ministry.Three members were Muslims.
- Liakqat Ali Khan was the Finance Minister in the Interim Government.
- The Muslim League proclaimed ‘Direct Action Day’ on 16 August 1946 with battle cry of Pakisthan’, ‘Larke Langa Pakistan’.
- The Muslim League proclaimed September 2, 1946 as a ‘Day of Mourning’.
- Communal riots broke out in Naokhali from November 7, 1946 to March 2, 1947 Gandhiji toured in these 49 villages.
- December 3 – 6, 1946 The British Prime Minister Clement Atlee summoned Jawaharlal Nehru, Baldev Singh, MuhammedAli Jinnah and Liaqat Ali Khan for an extraordinary conference at 10 Dawning Street London.
- Constituent Assembly: The constituent Assembly started its session on December 9, 1946 in the Library of the Council Chamber without the participation of the League.
- Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President of the Constituent Assembly.
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