History & Civics
The Cabinet Mission had pointed out a few serious consequences of the Partition of India. Mention any four reasons why Cabinet Mission rejected Muslim League's demand for India's partition.
Answer
Muslim League's demand for Pakistan was rejected by the Cabinet Mission because of the following reasons-
- It would not provide an acceptable solution to the communal problem. The size of the non-Muslim minorities in Pakistan would be very considerable. The Commission saw no justification for including within Pakistan those areas of Punjab, Bengal and Assam in which the population was predominantly non-Muslim.
- Two halves of the proposed Pakistan State (West Punjab and East Bengal) would be separated by some seven hundred miles. Communications between them would depend on the goodwill of India.
- The armed forces and the postal and telegraph systems had been built up for India as a whole. To disintegrate them would gravely injure both parts of India.
- Partition would make the problem of the Princely States more complex.
Related Questions
What did the Indian Independence Act lay down about the Princely States?
Or Mention any two provisions of the Indian Independence Act (1947) that were decide the fate of the Princely States.Who was the first and the last Governor-General of Indian origin?
Explain the following proposals of the Cabinet Mission to bring about a political settlement for the speedy transfer of power from British to Indian hands:
(a) A Federal Union including both the British India and Princely States
(b) Subjects to be retained by the Provinces and Princely States
(c) Setting up a Constituent Assembly
(d) Interim Government
The Muslim League accepted the Cabinet Mission Plan because it saw in 'Grouping of Provinces' the seeds of Pakistan. In this context answer the following questions:
(a) How were the Provinces proposed to be grouped under the Cabinet Mission Plan?
(b) What was the Congress viewpoint regarding grouping of Provinces?