Role of punjabi press and cripps mission

The war in Europe reached its peak by 1941. people expected that the British Government’s view on the Indian issues would change as the war crisis deepened. The Cripps Mission of 1942 was the result of this genuine event. As a result, the British Government sent a War Cabinet Sir Stafford Cripps along with a Draft Declaration. However, the Draft Declaration he had brought did not contain much to recommend it. All the parties rejected Cripps Proposals for various reasons. The Punjabi press looked at these proposals from the Sikh's point of view and analysed these proposals from the Sikh’s point of view. The Akali (Punjabi, Daily) newspaper fully appreciated the Congress ‘decision for not responding to any proposals of the British till the latter gave assurance of complete independence as and when the World War II was over. The Fateh in its editorial wrote that at this critical time too, the British policymakers did not seem to abandon their long-standing divide and conquer strategy. The Sikhs unveiled the ‘Azad Punjab Scheme’, as a counter-blast to the call for Pakistan and an alternative to the Cripps proposals.