As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he:
✓ Correct answer: b) invited Jinnah to form the government
ExplanationAs the partition of India became imminent in 1947, Mahatma Gandhi opposed the idea of dividing the country along communal lines.Gandhi proposed that Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League, be invited to form the central government of India as a last-ditch effort to avoid partition.Gandhi believed this move would address Jinnah’s demand for Muslim representation and avert the division of the country.However, this suggestion was not accepted by either the Congress or the Muslim League.154
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