​Mountbatten Plan (3 June, 1947)

On 3rd June 1947, the Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, proposed the Mountbatten Plan.

  • Mountbatten Plan was to divide India but retain maximum unity. This was done by making concessions to both the Congress and the League.
  • Punjab and Bengal would be divided so that the limited Pakistan that emerged would meet both the Congress and League's positions to some extent.
  • The League's demand would be accommodated by creating Pakistan, but it would be made as small as possible to accommodate the Congress’s stand on unity.
  • Since Congress was making the bigger concession, i.e., giving up its ideal of a united India, all its ....
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