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(i) The talks of the Congress and the Muslim League ended without any conclusion with the Cabinet Mission.
(ii) Mohammed Ali Jinnah gave call for "Direct Action Day"to emphasise his demand for the creation of an independent nation. He fixed 16th August, 1946 as the Direct Action Day. But on the designated day, bloody riots broke out in Calcutta. This violence later on engulfed Bengal, Bihar, United Provinces and Punjab.
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