History & Civics
Lord Mountbatten had been sent with the definite object of transferring power to India. In this context:
(a) Mention the broad thrust of Clement Attlee's Announcement of 1947
(b) Explain any four features of the Mountbatten Plan
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(a) Prime Minister Attlee fixed a firm date by which the British would leave India.
On 20th February, 1947 he made a historic announcement in the House of Commons. The main thrust of this Announcement was that the British would quit India by 30th June 1948.
(b) Four features of the Mountbatten Plan were-
- Partition of Bengal and Punjab — The partition of Bengal and Punjab was proposed provided that the Legislative Assemblies of the two provinces decided in favour of partition.
- The existing Constituent Assembly would continue to work, but the Constitution framed by it would not apply to Pakistan — A separate Constituent Assembly would be constituted for those parts of India which decided in favour of partition.
- Sindh — The Legislative Assembly of Sindh was to take its own decision at a special meeting.
- North-West Frontier Province — In the NWFP a referendum was to be held to decide the future of the Province.
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