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Making unreasonable demands" if not the country will be divided" tantamounts to blackmail, Nehru made the right choice by not giving in.
As it happens, there were no demands made by the Muslim representatives. The proposals were made by the Cabinet Mission, and the AIML waited until the Congress agreed to add its consent. Subsequently, it was the Congress which backed out, leaving the League with no option.
What Muslims league demanded was unreasonable and against the basic principles of democracy ..was because it was rattled by massive landslide victory achieved by Congress in all Muslim dominated areas!!
Exactly the opposite happened. The Congress was practically wiped out of Muslim designated constituencies.
Why should there be separate electorates(ie A Muslim can only vote for Muslim..Why??aren't Muslims electorate smart enough to decide who should represent them, be that be Hindu, Muslim, Chrisitan or Sikh?
No separate electorates were proposed. Instead, it was to have been three groupings of states, all with common electorates.
Why should there be numerous power centers in the country ..one for Muslims and one for rest of the people?
In order to protect the Muslims from their sense of insecurity in the face of Hindu numbers. I personally don't think that this insecurity was justified.
When Pakistan was created did Muslim league implement any of its "recommendations" in the country it had just achieved?
It got insulation from the Hindu majority, it got a guarantee of non-violation of Islamic law, it got control over its own ministerial subjects , it even got - a bonus - control over foreign affairs, defence and communications.
Which aim, according to you, was not achieved?