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Modern Indian History UPPSC 2002 GS-I
Question

Who voted against the partition of India in the A.I.C.C. meeting held on 14 June 1947:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan”.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan opposed the partition of India and campaigned against British rule through nonviolence at the AICC meeting held on June 14, 1947 in New Delhi.

Chothram Gidwani from Sindh also criticized the partition as a surrender to the Muslim League's violence and blackmailing tactics

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