What was the August Offer of 1940?

1.	What was the August Offer of 1940?
Answer» Solution :(i) Lord Linlithgow made a declaration on 8th August, 1940 which was KNOWN as the August Offer. The declaration stated that after the war, a Constituent Assembly would be convened to frame the Indian CONSTITUTION. (ii) It was promised to safeguard the interest of minorities in the new constitution. (iii) That was INTERIM measure during the war, Lord Linlithgow declared that some Indians would be NOMINATED to his Executive and War COUNCIL.

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