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Out of 170 members 91 Punjab assembly members including 89 Muslim & two christian members voted against the partition of the Punjab. So more than 50% Punjab assembly members including non Muslim leaguers voted against the partition of the Punjab in 1947.
Politics of last 31 years, from misleading Lucknow Pact of 1916 to Mid 1947 in the Punjab & Bengal overshadowed all other issues yet it was fought under the banners of One Nation Theory (ONT) & Two Nation theory (TNT). It is important to deconstruct whole politics of 31 years in general and last 10 years in particular. How Lucknow Pact had ruined our politics is on record either we like it or not. Due to Act of India 1947 two new Nation States were born. That act was passed by British parliament in haste yet they debated it for a month or so. The act is not included in our textbooks due to various reasons. The act was designed on 3rd June Plan as agreed by Congress & Muslim League in 1947. ٰIn spite of all, both Congress & ML were reluctant supporters of 3rd June plan but these things were not taught in post 1947 text. In the end there is a document and a link that will tell you that Punjabi Muslim members of British Punjab assembly did not vote in favor of partition of the Punjab while non Muslim members voted for it.
Recording of the lok Lhar Show recorded at 14 August 2020 in Lhore Studios of MastFM 103
Punjab Assembly Document that will show you
Who was Who voted for the Partition of the Punjab in June 1947. Don't trust but check the document and watch a lecture on it delivered at the
Lyalpur Young Historian Club online series on the Punjab.
Punjab assembly was divided in Eastern & Western blocks.
S, P Singha was Speaker of Western section consisting of Muslim majority districts while Depuy Speaker Sardar Kapur Singh headed Eastern section. There were 96 members in Western block and 72 members were in Eastern section or block who participated in the historic Punjab assembly session. Including two speakers 170 out of 175 members were attended it. As par Result of 1946 provincial elections ML had 73, Congress 51, Akalis 22, Unionists 20, Independents 7 and Ahrar 2 members in assembly. Who were absent among 5, is still not known.
In Western block out of 96 members 69 voted against partition and it included C E Gibbon, S P Singha and Khizar Hayat Tiwana. Only 27 members voted for the partition of the Punjab and they all were either Sikh or Hindu members. In Eastern block out of 72 members 50 voted for partition and 22 were against the partition of the Punjab.
Fact we often hide from our youth in South Asia
So out of 170 members 91 Punjab assembly members including 89 Muslim & two christian members voted against the partition of the Punjab. So more than 50% Punjab assembly members including non Muslim leaguers voted against the partition of the Punjab in 1947.
What happened in Bengal, needs further inquiry.
Watch the lecture about the document delivered at 14 August 2020.
Link
Partition, Punjab & 3rd June Plan: Some Facts
Further things on same topic
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