Lord Mountbatten, India's last Viceroy, released a plan on the country's independence from the British on June 3, 1947. The plan, also known as the Mountbatten Plan, came to be celebrated as the 'last plan for independence'. Here is all you need to know about the Mountbatten Plan:- The June 3 plan announced that India would be splitting into two nations after its independence -- India and Pakistan. - Unlike the Dickie Bird Plan, this plan was accepted by both the Congress and the Muslim League. - The Indian Independence Act of 1947, which was passed in the British Parliament and received the royal assent on 18 July 1947, was drafted based on the Mountbatten Plan.

Source: Hindustan Times June 03, 2021 05:11 UTC