Why did the refugee question become central to state building after partition?

Correct answer: Because citizenship rehabilitation property and security had to be addressed together

The direct answer is A: citizenship, rehabilitation, property, and security had to be addressed together. After Partition, many people crossed the new boundary because of violence, fear, or uncertainty. A state had to decide who would legally belong to it, where displaced families would live, how they would receive food and work, what would happen to houses and land left behind, and how their safety would be protected. These were connected problems, not separate small tasks. Option A is correct because refugee settlement affected law, administration, the economy, and social stability at the same time. Option B is wrong because large-scale migration did occur. Option C is wrong because refugees needed the state for citizenship, protection, compensation, and resettlement. Option D is wrong because Partition is not always peaceful; this Partition involved severe violence and displacement. Memory cue: after Partition, remember “citizenship plus rehabilitation plus property plus security.”