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Why did the cripps mission of 1942 fail​

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[Congress wanted immediate self-rule] Cripps proposals conceded complete independence at the end of the war. ... Congress rejected the offer because it wanted immediate power and independence. Gandhi described the proposals as “a post-dated cheque on a bank that was failing.”

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The Cripps Mission proposals failed to satisfy Indian nationalists and turned out to be merely a propaganda device for US and Chinese consumption.

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