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Download Solution PDFWho among the following prepared the “Dickie Bird Plan” for Indian Independence?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 2 i.e Lord Mountbatten.
Key Points
- Lord Mountbatten prepared the “Dickie Bird Plan” for Indian Independence.
- This plan was prepared by a committee that included General Sir Hastings Ismay, Sir George Abell, and Lord Mountbatten.
- The Plan proposed provinces are declared independent successor states and then be allowed to choose whether to join the constituent assembly or not.
- As per this plan all the provinces viz. Madras, Bombay, United Provinces of Bengal, Punjab & northwest Frontier, etc. were proposed to be declared Independent.
- When heard about the plan, Nehru rejected it right away and told the British that this plan would invite the Balkanization of India.
- It was also called as Plan Balkan.
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