August Offer 1940
▪️ In March 1940, Congress met at Ramgarh in Bihar in its annual session and passed a resolution offering the British Government support in the war, if a provisional National Government is setup at Centre.
▪️ In response to it, Lord Linlithgow proposed the August Offer. The August Offer turned down the demand of the Congress to set up a national Government at the center but proposed the following:
▪️ After the war, a representative “Constitution Making Body” shall be appointed immediately after the war.
▪️ The number of Indians in the Viceroy’s Executive council will be increased.
▪️ A War Advisory Council would be set up.
▪️ The Congress did not approve the August Offer. Jawaharlal Nehru termed the whole idea was “dead and doornail”. The Muslim League said that it will not be satisfied with anything short of the partition of India.
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