Initial problems & injustices in radcliff award
1. By: Saif Khalid khan Kakar
Lecturer (Civics/Pol. Sci)
Pakistan Education Center
3. After the announcement of 3rd June plan. The process of its
implementation started.
In the Two Sessions of Punjab Assembly
In Non-Muslim Majority areas: 50 votes in favor of India
against 22 votes
In Muslim Majority areas: cast 69 votes in favor of
Pakistan against 27 votes.
In the Two Sessions of Bengal Assembly
In Non-Muslim Majority areas: 58 votes in favor of India
against 21 votes
In Muslim Majority areas: cast 106 votes in favor of
Pakistan against 35 votes.
Two Boundary commissions were set up for this purpose (
Punjab Boundary commission and Bengal Boundary
commission).
4. These two boundary commissions were headed by a chairman.
It was Quaid (R.A) wish that either a member of Privy council
or an independent commission of U.N.O should carry out
partition but in the end a senior British lawyer was appointed for
this task.
Sir Cyril Radcliff was appointed as chairman of Boundary
commission. He had never visited India and was unaware of the
complex issues in Indian sub-continent.
Sir Cyril Radcliff was heavily dominated by Lord
Mountbatten while carving out the geographical boundaries of
India.
5. Punjab Boundary Commission:
1. Justice Din Muhammad
2. Justice Muhammad Munir
3. Justice Mehr Chand
4. Justice Teja Singh
Bengal Boundary commission:
1. Justice S.A Rehman
2. Justice Abu Saleh M.Akram
3. Justice Biswas
4. Justice Mukherjee
6. In Punjab a number of Muslim majority areas were
snatched form Pakistan:
Gurdaspur, Pathan Kot, Batala Tehsil, Ajnala Tehsil,
Nokodar Tehsil, Jullundur Tehsil, Zira Tehsil and Ferozpur
Tehsil.
In Bengal a number of Muslim majority areas were
snatched form Pakistan:
Calcutta city, Murshidabad District, Nadia District
7. Kashmir Issue.
Sacking of Calcutta.
Problem of Migrants and their resolution.
Canal water dispute.
Annexation of Princely states.