Lord Mountbatten arrived in India in March 1947 as the last Viceroy of British India. He started negotiations with Indian leaders of different parties in order to find a solution to the political problem regarding the independence and transfer of power. He wanted a solution that would be agreeable to all the political parties. After several rounds of talks between the Viceroy and the leaders, it became apparent that it was not possible to find a workable solution that would be agreeable to both the League and the Congress.
On June 3, 1947 Lord Mountbatten came up with a plan to solve the political crisis of India, also known as the Mountbatten Plan.
Provisions of the Plan
- India would be partitioned ans a new state of Pakistan would be created along with free India.
- Pakistan would be formed with the Muslim majority provinces of Sind, Baluchistan, North-West Frontier Province, West Punjab and East Bengal, provided the Legislative assemblies of Bengal and Punjab would decide in favour of partition
- Indian dominion would be formed with the rest of British India, East Punjab and West Bengal.
- A Boundary Commission would be formed to demarcate the exact boundary line between India and Pakistan.
- Plebiscite would be held in Sylhett of Assam to decide whether the people want to join India or Pakistan
- The Princely states would be free to either join India or Pakistan or remain independent
The Legislative Assembly of Sindh would take its own decision whether it would join India or Pakistan
- Independence would be on August 15, 1947.
The Congress accepted the Mountbatten Plan to avoid the civil war and for the unity of India as well as for the peaceful transfer of power.
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