"The offer of Cripps really gave us nothing. If we accepted the offer, we might have to rue in the future ________ War had given India an opportunity for achieving her freedom. We must not lose it by depending upon a mere promise." Who wrote these words?
- AJawaharlal Nehru
- BMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
- CMahatma Gandhi
- DSubhas Chandra Bose
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
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Correct answer: (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, in his book India Wins Freedom, said about the proposals that the British delegation of the Cripps Mission was to place before Indians: “The Cripps offer really gave us nothing. If we accepted his offer, we might have cause to rue it in the future. The war had given India an opportunity for achieving her freedom. We must not lose it by depending upon a mere promise.”