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Type: Pre-partition history

In English: 3rd June Plan

In Urdu: ‫ جونا‬3 ‫پلنا‬

Location: Sub-continent India

Proposed By: British Government

Drafted By: Lord Mountbatten

Appreciated By: Both Congress and Muslim league

Disregarded By: None

Major problems: Firstly, there was the question of how much Pakistan was to receive of the financial and
military share of British India, which included ensuring that congress abided by the agreement once the
British left

2nd: Secondly, there was the problem of those princely states who either wish to remain independent or
join country with which they did not share the border of religion

3rd: Thirdly, the relationship of the British with the independent states of India and Pakistan had to be
decided. India had already accepted that Lord Mountbatten was to be the first governor-general of India
but the quid decided that he was to be Pakistan’s
Lord Mountbatten with Jinnah and Fatima Jinnah Lord Mountbatten with Jinnah and Fatima Jinnah3 june
plan 3 june planMountbatten's meeting with Muslim league and congress Mountbatten's meeting with
Muslim league and congressJinnah in an address Jinnah in an addressNehru and Jinnah with
Mountbatten Nehru and Jinnah with Mountbatten

In February 1947 the British prime minister clement Attlee announced to the house of common in
London that the British government decided to leave the subcontinent no letter than June 1948 . He also
announced that the last British viceroy was to be Lord Mountbatten. The transfer of power was now
working to a fixed schedule .violence erupted all over the subcontinent and it become oblivious that if
the Muslim league’s basic demand was not met a savage civil war between the Hindus and the Muslims
would break out. It was the outbreak of violence in the Punjab in March 1947 which finally convinced
the congress to accept the principle of partition along religious lines. By 18 April, Nehru stated that all
provinces and districts which wish to join Pakistan would be allowed to do so, much to Gandhi’s distress,
but Nehru had now assumed political control of the congress with an independent India in sight.

Contents

Arrival of Lord Mountbatten

Lord and Lady Mountbatten arrived in dehli 22 march 1947 to serve the shortest and important term of
British viceroy. Mountbatten had met and befriended Nehru earlier and the league was immediately
suspicious that the neutral Wavell had been replaced by a more pro-congress viceroy. Mountbatten met
the senior leader and tried hard to persuade Jinnah to agree to cabinet mission proposals or to accept
the partition of Punjab and Bengal. After failing to persuade him, Mountbatten later tried to blame
Jinnah for the bloodshed that followed.

Jinnah’s love for minorities

As the principle of sovereign and the British, Jinnah rightly held onto a principle which was almost as
dear to him as the right of the Muslims. Throughout his life, the quaide had never been accused even by
his enemies of religious prejudice and the idea that Pakistan would not look after its religious minorities
was a point he could not accept. If the whole of Punjab and Bengal were to become part of Pakistan it
would have left a sizeable non-Muslim minority with in Pakistan. This was something Jinnah and the
Muslim league were happy with, as they had constantly stated their goal was to protect all religious
freedom and minority rights. It was for this reason, as well as for geographic and economic ones, that
Jinnah did not want to see the two ancient provinces Punjab and Bengal brutally divided.

Congress rejected Jinnah’s proposal

Jinnah tried to persuade Sikhs that they had nothing to fear in the state of Pakistan by offering them to
fix quota in the civil service and army, as well as the post of commander-in-chief of the future Pakistan
army, Jinnah had even agreed to proposal that the united Bengal should be allowed independence from
both India and Pakistan. Jinnah stated on 26 April that he would be “delighted” with the proposal as
Bengal without Calcutta would be useless and he had little doubt that such a state would be on friendly
term within Pakistan. It was proposal which the congress immediately rejected.

Mountbatten’s scheme

By May 1947, Mountbatten had formulated a scheme which was eventually made public on 3 June and
formed the basis of the transfer of power.

The plan envisaged that the Muslim-majority area be given independence and that the British should
transfer power to the two states of India and Pakistan.

The interim constitution of the two states was to be the 1935 government of India act.

Both states would have dominion status and the executive would be answerable to their respective
constituent assemblies.

It provided an option for princely states to decide which country to join and for a division of military and
financial assets between India and Pakistan.

As far as the boundaries of India and Pakistan were concerned, a boundary commission was to be
established to determine the exact demarcation.

The legislative assembly of the Sindh was to be given the option to vote for Pakistan as were the Muslim
members of the Punjab and Bengal assemblies.

If the Muslim Punjab members voted for the Pakistan, then there was to be referendum in the North
West frontier province.

Baluchistan was also to the given an opportunity to vote, although it was not yet decided by the means.

This 3 June plan, as it becomes known, was the formula for the partition of the subcontinent.

British withdrawal

The day after this plan was announced, Mountbatten decide the date of the British withdrawal was to be
15 august 1947, not June 1948, as was initially planned. This left hardly any time for planning a careful
withdrawal. After two hundred years in the subcontinent, the British seemed in a hurry to leave. By the
middle of June 1947, both the Muslim league and the congress party had officially accepted the plan,
neither happy with conceding some of their held principles, but recognize something would now have to
be conceded. Acceptance, however, was only part of the problem--these decisions had to be
implemented in just 72 days.

3 major unresolved problems

There were then, three major unresolved problem of 3 June plan.

Firstly, there was the question of how much Pakistan was to receive of the financial and military share of
British India, which included ensuring that congress abided by the agreement once the British left.

Secondly, there was the problem of those princely states who either wish to remain independent or join
country with which they did not share the border of religion.

Thirdly, the relationship of the British with the independent states of India and Pakistan had to be
decided. India had already accepted that Lord Mountbatten was to be the first governor-general of India
but the quid decided that he was to be Pakistan’s. This was to have serious consequence later as
Mountbatten would have his revenge on the state of Pakistan. [1]

References

1. ^ 3 june plan https://www.amazon.com/Pakistan-Historical-Contemporary-Look-

Revised/dp/0195798430

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