“when the Congress appeared to consider Jinnah’sdemand for what had come to be called “Pakistan” by the early1940s, Punjab’s minorities protested vehemently. Yet paradoxi-cally, when the Congress agreed to the grouping of provincesunder the 1946 Cabinet Mission Plan, an alternative that wouldhave preserved a united India, Punjab’s Hindus preferred parti-tion over grouping. They were far more interested in preserving astrong connection to the centre that was India than they were tothe province that was Punjab. “
- Neeti Nair
— Partition and Minority Rights in Punjabi Hindu Debates, 1920-47-
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