(4) The people of ................voted to merge with India in 1975.
(a) Bhutan (b) Sikkim (c) Tibet (d) Nepal
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The people of Sikkim voted to merge with India in 1975
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(b) Sikkim
- The people of the Sikkim voted to merge with the India in 1975.
- In the early of 18th century, British sought to establish a trade routes with Tibet, leading Sikkim to fall under the British suzerainty until the independence in 1947.
- Initially, Sikkim was the independent country, later it merged with our country India in 1975 after the decisive referendum.
- Many provisions of Indian constitution had to change to accommodate international treaties & between Sikkim and India.
- On 5 March 1975, National Congress repeated for integration into India, whilst the Chogyal again called for the referendum.
- On 9 April, The Indian troops entered country, disarmed that the palace guard by killing one of them & injuring four others & surrounded palace, putting the king under house-arrest.
- On 10 April 1975, Sikkim State Council, with support of the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, that council unanimously voted to abolish monarchy & merge with India in order to obtain the full Indian statehood. The referendum on this issue was set on 14 April.
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