Question

14. What did the Indian Independence Act 1947 state about:
Bengal and Punjab;
North West Frontier Province; and
Sylhet District of Assam?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Bengal and Punjab

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Answer 2

Answer:

(i) Bengal and Punjab- Both Bengal and Punjab would be divided if so desired by the people. The  Provincial Assemblies of the two parts would meet separately representing Hindu majority districts and Muslim majority vote whether they wanted the division of the province or not.

(ii) North West Frontier Province- A plebiscite would be held in North West Frontier Province as well as in Sylhet district in East Bengal to determine whether they would like to join Pakistan or India.

(iii)Sylhet district of assam- As a result, Sylhet, along with the North West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan), were the only places that were allowed a referendum on whether they would like to join India or Pakistan after the British had transferred power. The voting was held on July 6 and 7, 1947 amid flooding as well as allegations of intimidation by Muslim League cadre bought in from North India.

Broadly following the Hindu-Muslim population break-up of the district, Sylhet voted to join East Bengal. Other than a small Hindu-majority pocket, most of the district was transferred to Pakistan