Pethick-Lawrence
Also called: Lord Pethick-Lawrence · Topic: Framing the Indian Constitution · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 4 "Framing the Constitution"
Meaning
Lord Pethick-Lawrence was the British Secretary of State for India from 1945 to 1947. This was the minister in London who was responsible for Indian affairs. He led the Cabinet Mission of 1946, together with Stafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander. The Mission's plan set the rules for creating the Constituent Assembly, the body that wrote India's Constitution.
Example
On 16 May 1946 the Cabinet Mission led by Pethick-Lawrence announced its scheme. The scheme proposed a loose union of provinces. It also proposed a Constituent Assembly that the provincial legislatures would choose. The Assembly first met on 9 December 1946.
Don't confuse with
- Cripps Mission (1942): Stafford Cripps came alone in 1942 with an offer of dominion status after the war. Pethick-Lawrence led the separate three-member Cabinet Mission of 1946.
Related concepts
- Princely states
- Clement Attlee
- Interim Government 1946
- Liaquat Ali Khan
- Indian Independence Act 1947
- Tryst with Destiny