History & Civics
Give two reasons for the acceptance of the Mountbatten Plan by the Congress.
Answer
Two reasons for the acceptance of the Mountbatten Plan were:
- Large scale communal riots engulfed the whole country. The only solution to the communal problem was the Partition of India.
- The only alternative to Partition was a Federation with a weak centre. A smaller India with a strong central authority was better than a bigger state with a weak centre.