On 12th January 1948, Gandhi issued an ultimatum to Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Patel that all Muslim houses and mosques in Delhi, occupied by Hindu refugees should be vacated within seven days and the Hindu refugees should be sent back to Pakistan. Sardar Patel tried his best to convince Gandhi to give the government around two months to make necessary arrangements to house the refugees. But, Gandhi was unrelenting in his demands. He was hell bent on sending the Hindu refugees back to Pakistan where a certain death awaited them.
