Assertion: The people of Bangladesh started a struggle to liberate Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971.
Reason: The Pakistani rulers were unwilling to accept the Awami League's demand for federation and rather arrested Sheikh Mujib and unleashed a reign of terror on the people of East Pakistan.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
Beginning in 1970, Pakistan faced its biggest internal crisis. The country's first general election produced a split verdict- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s party emerged a winner in West Pakistan, while the Awami League led by Sheikh Mujib-ur Rahman swept through East Pakistan The Pakistani rulers were not willing to accept the democratic verdict. Nor were they ready to accept the Awami League’s demand for a federation. the Pakistani army arrested Sheikh Mujib and unleashed a reign of terror on the people of East Pakistan. In response to this, the people started a struggle to liberate ‘Bangladesh’ from Pakistan.