Due to the absence of an elected legislative parliament in India, the Constituent Assembly was given the dual status of Parliament and the Constituent Assembly. Lord Mountbatten created two alternate governments out of the interim government that was running in India before the partition, which could take over the administration of both the countries which came into existence on 15 August. The work of constitution was taken up in India from AD 1947 to AD 1950 and in Pakistan from AD 1947 to 1956 by facilitating reforms in the Government of India Act of 1935.
Division of Indian Army
India's army was one of the largest armies in the world during the time of the British. The Indian Army used to go to fight not only in the First and Second World Wars but also in the China War, Boxer War etc. Even after the end of the war, there were about 2.5 million military officers and soldiers in the Indian army, but due to the economic condition of the British government due to the war, heavy cuts were made in the Indian armies.
This was the reason that at the time of partition of India in AD 1947, the number of military officers and soldiers of all castes like Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Gorkhas, Anglo-Indians and Adivasis had remained only around 12 lakhs. They were also divided.
It was very easy for Hindu, Sikh and Christian soldiers to decide the choice of their country. They had to stay in India because there was no place for them in Jinnah's Pakistan, but this decision was very heart-wrenching for the Muslim soldiers. Thousands of Muslim soldiers, imbued with the spirit of patriotism, had come to consider India as their country, they had vowed to live and die for this country, now on the insistence of some leaders, they decided to leave their country. How easily could you do it!
Therefore, although most of the Muslim soldiers agreed to go to Pakistan with their broken hearts, a large number of Muslim soldiers expressed their resolve to remain in India. Mother India accepted these Muslim soldiers as her sons and happily hugged them. It was a crushing defeat for Muhammad Ali Jinnah and his companions who spread hysteria in the name of Islam.
Punjab Boundary Force formed
Even before the partition of the country, the government formed the Punjab Boundary Force. The order issued for this said that in order to maintain peace in Punjab, both the governments have decided to establish special military commands from 1 August 1947, which will be located in Sialkot, Gujranwala, Sheikhpura, Lyallpura, Montmugri, Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Will work in the districts of Jalandhar, Ferozepur and Ludhiana.
With the consent of both the governments, its military commander Major General Rees has been appointed. Brigadier Digambar Singh will be on the Indian side and Colonel Ayub Khan will be on the Pakistani side as advisors. After August 15, the forces of both the new governments will be controlled by Major General Rees in these areas, who will be responsible to both governments through the Supreme Commander and the combined Security Council.
If the need is felt, then both the governments will not hesitate to create such organizations in Bengal also. 50,000 soldiers were appointed in the Punjab Boundary Force. Most of the soldiers of the Punjab Boundary Force belonged to the 4th Hindustani Division. These soldiers had fought in the countries of Eritrea, Western Desert and Italy, Italian East Africa, Alamien, Monte Cassino etc. during the Second World War.
Staff Special Rail
High government officials, military officers, peons, cooks, babus, harijans etc. were provided with the option of either staying in the Government of India or going to the Government of Pakistan by filling up a form. The Railways operated special trains from Delhi to Karachi from 3 August 1947 for the employees going to Pakistan and the documents accompanying them. These trains were to bring employees coming from Pakistan to India in the return bar.
By that time the train trains had come under the grip of terrible communal frenzy. That is why the Statesman appealed to the general public that the general public should not use vehicles. The Statesman hoped that the employees' trains would be safe, but beyond the expectations of the Statesman, the trains carrying employees from Pakistan also came under the grip of communal attacks.