An imperfect partition

From unplugged.

It is quite sad to see someone who claims to speak logically take a view that is so at odds with the reality of the situation.

The partition was far from perfect. Congress used its majority to get Punjab and Bengal divided based on the two nation theory that it said it didn't believe in. It used the same Two Nation Theory that it professed against cynically even though it did not have the mandate to interpret the TNT according to its wishes.

Look... Muslim League won the election on its platform which included a grouping of existing provinces as one state within or without the Indian Union. Since it was Muslim League's theory, and the only reason the Two Nation Theory was being accepted as a political factor was because of the League's massive victory. So in any event the partition of Bengal and Punjab went against the grain of the Muslim League's demand which was of existing constituent units to be grouped in a federation within or without the Indian Union.

The problems that you highlight are because of Congress' insistence of using its majority as a weight. Add to this the last minute machinations of Mountbatten over Gurdaspur and you'll see who did what.

Accusing Jinnah - who according to all historians was neither self seeking and who had not till mid July even decide to become the Governor General- of something that he tried to prevent all along is illogical. I hope that people like you atleast stop trying to act as "neutral" and making truth a casualty.