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When India was partitioned in 1947, the basis of partition was religion. The East Wing of Bengal had joined Pakistan as East Pakistan. Between the two parts of Pakistan was about 1200 miles of Indian Territory. After partition, Pakistan?s bureau-military government did not pay much attention to East Pakistan. Urdu was imposed upon East Pakistan. However, the immediate source of conflict was denial of office of Premier to Sheikh Mujibur Rehman of East Bengal whose party had won 160 out of 300 seats in the 1970 elections. The new President of Pakistan, Yahya Khan in connivance with Pakistan People?s Party leader Z.A. Bhutto denied rights to East Bengal. Sheikh Mujibur Rehman was put behind bars. In 1971, people of East Bengal or East Pakistan declared themselves to be belonging to an independent country, Bangladesh. As tension mounted, Bangla Youth established a force for the new state called Mukti Vahini. Pakistan charged that India was responsible for the civil wars and Indian troops had to fight on behalf of Mukti Vahini.
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