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Towards Independence and Partition :

• In 1940, the Muslim League had moved a resolution demanding
Towards ‘Independent States’ for Muslims in the north-western and eastern
Independence areas of the country.
and Partition :
• The provincial elections of 1937 seemed to have convinced the
League that Muslims were a minority, and they would always have
to play second fiddle in any democratic structure.

• In 1945, after the end of the Second World War, the British opened

negotiations between the Congress, the League and themselves for
the Independence of India. The talks failed because the league
accelerated the demand for Pakistan.

• In March 1946, the British cabinet sent a three-member mission to
Delhi to examine this demand. 16 August 1946 was declared as the
‘Direct Action Day’ by the league.

• On 3 June 1947, the Partition Plan was announced and Pakistan
came into existence. The joy of our country’s Independence from
British rule came mixed with the pain and violence of Partition.