MOUNTBATTEN PLAN 3 rd JUNE 1947 Lord Louis

MOUNTBATTEN PLAN 3 rd JUNE 1947 Lord Louis Mountbatten was the last British Viceroy who finalised the independence of India. Mountbatten came to India in March 1947 and presented his plan on 3 rd June 1947. 1. P A R T I O N O F I N D I A : The plan proposed two dominions of India and Pakistan. 2. C O M M O N W E A L T H : Both the new dominions would be free to join the Commonwealth and decide their relationship with it. 3. B O U N D A R Y C O M M I S S I O N : There would be a Boundary Commission which would decide the extent of both the nations.

MOUNTBATTEN PLAN 3 rd JUNE 1947 4. P R I N C E L Y S T A T E S : The Princely States rule would end and they would be free to join either of the dominions or remain independent and decide their relationship with the British Commonwealth. 5. C O N S T I T U E N T A S S E M B L Y : Each of the dominions would have its own independent Constituent Assembly to finalise it Preamble and write its own Constitution. 6. B E N G A L AND P U N J A B : Bengal and Punjab would vote and decide whether they wanted partition or not. 7. S I N D H : The Legislative Assembly of Sindh

MOUNTBATTEN PLAN 3 rd JUNE 1947 9. S Y L H E T : Sylhet would hold a referendum to decide if it would remain in Assam or join East Bengal. 10. T R A N S F E R O F P O W E R : It was decided to transfer power to India before June 1948.

MOUNTBATTEN PLAN 3 rd JUNE 1947 TWO DOMINIONS : THERE WOULD BE TWO NEW DOMINIONS NAMELY INDIA AND PAKISTAN COMMONWEALTH: BOTH DOMINIONS WOULD DECIDE TO JOIN THE COMMONWEALTH AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH IT.

MOUNTBATTEN PLAN 3 rd JUNE 1947 BOUNDARY COMMISSION : THERE WOULD BE A BOUNDARY COMMISSION WHICH WOULD FINALISE THE LINE OF CONTROL BETWEEN THE TWO NEW DOMINIONS PRINCELY STATES : THE RULE OF THE PRINCELY STATES WOULD END AND THEY WOULD BE FREE TO DECIDE TO JOIN EITHER OF THE NEW DOMINIONS OR REMAIN INDEPENDENT.

MOUNTBATTEN PLAN 3 rd JUNE 1947 BENGAL AND PUNJAB: BENGAL AND PUNJAB WOULD VOTE AND DECIDE WHETHER THEY WANTED PARTITION OR NOT. CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY : BOTH THE DOMINIONS WOULD HAVE SEPARTE CONSITUTENT ASSEMBLIES TO FINALISE THEIR PREAMBLE AND CONSTITUTION SINDH : LIKEWISE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SINDH WOULD DECIDE ITS OWN FATE

MOUNTBATTEN PLAN 3 rd JUNE 1947 SYLHET : THE MUSLIM MAJORITY SYLHET WOULD DECIDE BY REFERENDUM TO BE IN INDIA OR PAKISTAN. TRANSFER OF POWER: IT WAS FINALISED THAT THE TRANSFER OF POWER WOULD BE DONE BEFORE JUNE 1948. NWFP : NWFP WOULD HAVE A PLEBISCITE TO DECIDE WHETHER IT WOULD REMAIN IN INDIA OR JOIN PAKISTAN