Question

14. What plan did Lord Mountbatten make? Why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mountbatten Plan - Indian Independence Act 1947 [Modern Indian History For UPSC] Lord Mountbatten (India's last viceroy) proposed a plan in May 1947 according to which provinces were to be declared independent successor states with the power to choose whether to join the constituent assembly or not.

Answer 2

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ɪɴ 1947 ʟᴏʀᴅ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛʙᴀᴛᴛᴇɴ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴏғ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ. ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴏʟᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴀᴅʟᴏᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ. ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴊᴜɴᴇ 3, 1947. ᴛʜɪs ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛʙᴀᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴘʟᴀɴ ᴏʀ ᴊᴜɴᴇ 3ʀᴅ ᴘʟᴀɴ.

ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʟᴀɴ-

ɪ)ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛᴡᴏ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀɪᴇs ɴᴀᴍᴇʟʏ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀᴋɪsᴛᴀɴ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ.

ɪɪ) ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇʟʏ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴊᴏɪɴ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ. 

ɪɪɪ) ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜsʟɪᴍ ʟᴇᴀɢᴜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʟᴀɪɴ. 

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