Write about the division of India proposed by Lord Mountbatten. - Vidyadip

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Write about the division of India proposed by Lord Mountbatten.

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Lord Mountbatten had proposed :
(1) Division of Punjab on the basis of religion of that the Hindu-majority district to be retained by India and the Muslim-majority district be given to Pakistan.
(2) Division of Bengal on the basis of religion that the Hindu-majority districts to be retained by India and the Muslim-majority districts to be given to Pakistan.
(3) Silhet district in Assam, Baluchistan, North-West Frontier Province and Sind were to be given to Pakistan.

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