Accession of Kashmir to India would not have been possible without the support of Muslims, the Congress Party said in the Lok Sabha Thursday December 07, 2023.
When Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury made these remarks, BJD’s Bhartruhari Mahtab said that history should not be distorted. “I would like to say that let the book, that Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary referred to, be placed on the table of the House,” Mahtab said.
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India and Pakistan were divided 76 years ago, but there remain outstanding financial claims between the two nations due to asset division. When the British Empire divided the countries, Lord Radcliffe drew the lines on a map but the division of assets was a much more difficult negotiation. Assets ranged from moveable ones, such as office furniture and lightbulbs, to personnel, with government departments, defence forces and the central bank requiring careful division. Even today, both countries still claim the other owes them money, stemming from disagreements over payment of outstanding balances.