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→Anti-Hindu Riots/Pogroms before and after the Partition of India
In March of 1947, incited by the Pir of Golra Sharif, [[Muslim League]] mobs attacked Hindus and Sikhs in villages of Multan, Rawalpindi, Campbellpur, and Jhelum Sargodha.
In March of 1947, incited by the Pir of Golra Sharif, [[Muslim League]] mobs attacked Hindus and Sikhs in villages of Multan, Rawalpindi, Campbellpur, and Jhelum Sargodha.
===Direct British Involvement in Anti-Hindu Pogroms===
In addition to the British providing funding to the [[Muslim League]] and giving them vocal support in their goal to create Pakistan, they also had a direct hand in Anti-Hindu Pogroms. Former Indian Army chief V.K Singh, in his book "Leadership in the Indian Army" has mentioned how British officers and troops were encouraging riots. He writes: "Once the decision to divide the country was taken it was clear there would be large-scale movement of people in Punjab. To supervise their move and prevent violence, a Boundary Force, based on a division created under the command of Major General T.W Rees with the headquarters at Lahore."
General Kodandera S. Thimmaya, was appointed commander of 5 Brigade, located at Amritsar, which was part of this force. Thimmaya "found that the British officers were indifferent and not very keen to prevent disturbances". Lieutenant General Thakur Nathu Singh had a similar experience with British officers. When India became Independent, Nathu Singh was in charge of the Derajat Force at Dera Ismail Khan in NWFP. "He was shocked at the behavior of some British officers of the civil service, who were encouraging the local Muslim population to threaten Hindus and force them to migrate to India. He tried his best to check this and brought it to the attention of the political leaders, who pleaded helplessness."<ref>http://indiafacts.org/british-divided-india-muslims-just-played-along/</ref>
[[Category:Indian History]]
[[Category:Indian History]]
==References==
==References==