Question

Give any two salient features of August Offer.

Answer 1

On August 8, 1940, Viceroy Lord Linlithgow made the August Offer, which included the following proposals:

1. After the war, a representative Indian body would be formed to create a new constitution for India.
2. The Viceroy's Executive Council would be expanded immediately.
3. The government promised to pay special attention to the concerns of minorities.