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Mountbatten Plan from "summary" of India's Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra,Mridula Mukherjee,Aditya Mukherjee,K N Panikkar,Sucheta Mahajan
The Mountbatten Plan was introduced in June 1947 to address the issue of the transfer of power from British hands to Indian leadership. Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, proposed a plan that aimed at the partition of the country into two separate dominions - India and Pakistan. This plan was implemented in a swift manner, leading to the independence of both nations on August 15, 1947. The Mountbatten Plan called for the partition of Punjab and Bengal, as these provinces had significant Muslim populations. The plan also allowed for the princely states to choose whether to join India or Pakistan, taking into consideration factors such as geographical location and demographics. This resulted in the division of these states based on religious lines, with some joining India and others opting for Pakistan. One of the key features o...
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