Examine the formation of Pakistan ( class 8 )
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In March 1946, the British cabinet sent a three-member mission to Delhi to examine the League's demand for Pakistan and to suggest a suitable political framework for a free India. ... Partition of India became inevitable. Finally, Pakistan came into existence.
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The partition was enacted by the Indian Independence Act 1947 which led to the end of the British Raj. Pakistan became an independent country on 14th August 1947 whereas India got independence a day later.The idea that the Muslims in the subcontinent need a separate nation because their aspirations would be crushed in a Hindu-dominated India was first echoed in the Two-Nation Theory.
The term ‘Pakistan’ was first coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali in 1933. It was later taken up by Muhammad Ali Jinnah who became a fierce fighter for the creation of Pakistan.The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League were unable to come to an agreement on how to go about independence. While the League wanted a separate homeland, the INC was opposed to the idea of partitioning the country.To reach a consensus on the issue, Britain sent the Cabinet Mission to India.This broke down and Jinnah proclaimed Direct Action Day on 16th August 1946.As there was no clarity on the partition, people were on their nerves, especially those who were living in a community where the majority religion did not match with theirs.Violence broke out in many parts of Bengal, Bihar, the United Provinces and Punjab. To stop the tide of brutality and prevent an all-out civil war in the country, the Congress, headed by Vallabhai Patel on this issue, approved of the partition plan.Jinnah had originally demanded even the Hindu-dominated areas of Bengal and Punjab as part of Pakistan. But Patel was fiercely against this and obtained the partition of those provinces which ensured that the Hindu majority areas in those provinces areas were included in India.