Moreover he visited Pathan Kot and Gurdas Pur districts and got a resolution passed by the Christian population to the effect that they wanted to be included in Pakistan. Mr. C-E Gibbon appeared before the commission to demand that Lahore must be part of the Western Punjab and that all the Anglo Indian Christians be transported to Pakistan as it was considered to be their final destiny. When the Red Cliff award was announced in August 1947, it was taken by the Christian as a tailored decision aimed to create problems for Pakistan economy while facilitating Indian occupation of Kashmir. Diwan Bahadur S.P. Singha raised his voice against the Red Cliff award saying that as the principle of majority had been brutally crushed hence it was one sided and unfair to Pakistan... In the last days of the United India Mr. Jinnah visited Lahore as a part of his campaign to fetch the support of the minority community for Pakistan. He met the Christian leader Ch. Chandu Lal and sikh leader Giani kartar Singh. The sikh leader turned down his offer while Chandu Lal declared unconditional support of the Christians for Pakistan. When the resolution to join Pakistan or India was moved and voted upon in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, the three Christian members voted in favour of Pakistan and saved the situation. 88 and 91 votes were casted in favour of India and Pakistan respectively.7 In this way the three Christian votes decided the fate of the province.
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 22:22:46 +0000
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