Well, Sir, I must congratulate Pandit Nehru for the fine expression he gave to the spirit of the Indian people when he said that no imposition from the British will be accepted by the Indian people. Imposition would be resented and objected to, he said, and he added that if need be we will walk the valley of struggle. But the point is to see when and how are you going to apply that challenge.
What course does the speaker finally urge in place of working out the British Plan?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Declare independence at once and call on the Interim Government and people to fight British imperialism together
Option (1) Take each point of difference to the Federal Court and argue it out within the Plan — Incorrect. Lahiri saw the Federal Court as part of the problem. He complained that the Plan forced Indians to run to it for every little difference.
Option (2) Settle the claims of the different communities first and then press the British for independence — Incorrect. Lahiri put it the other way round. Indians should fight the British together first and resolve their claims afterwards, when free.
Option (3) Declare independence at once and call on the Interim Government and people to fight British imperialism together — Correct. Lahiri asked the Assembly to <strong>declare independence here and now</strong>. The Interim Government and the people should stop fighting each other and fight British imperialism together.
Option (4) Ask Prime Minister Clement Attlee to transfer full power to the Interim Government — Incorrect. Lahiri brought up Attlee only to show that the British still held control and could even threaten division.
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