Question

What arguments did the Cabinet Mission give to reject Jinnah's proposal of Pakistan?

Answer 1

The Cabinet Mission rejected the Muslim League's demand for Pakistan for these reasons:

1. Creating Pakistan wouldn't solve the problem of communal minorities because many Muslims would still live in the rest of India, and many non-Muslims would live in Pakistan.
2. There was no reason to include non-Muslim areas of Bengal, Assam, and Punjab within Pakistan.
3. The armed forces, transportation, and postal and telegraph systems were set up for all of India, and dividing them would cause many problems.
4. The Princely States would struggle to decide which Union to join.
5. The two parts of Pakistan would be 700 miles apart, making it difficult for them to connect and work together.