Independence was never an option for any of the 550 odd states. They only had the freedom to choose between India and Pakistan. It was the argument of some rulers that since their forefathers had surrendered to the British Crown alone, they ought to be independent once the Crown-rule ended. But Lord Mountbatten had made it clear that this was not a possibility.
The reason why Nehru referred the Kashmir issue to UN was that by December 1948, both armies were fairly well entrenched along today's LOC, and India was unprepared for a Winter-war. There's no way the Indian Army of 1948 had enough mountain divisions to conquer regions like Gilgit Baltistan & Shaksgam valley through the Himalayan winter.
British had granted Independence to ALL 565 princely state in India. Mountebatten in his personal capacity agreed to assist in merging them with India and pakistan, but there was no British support for this.
Many states choose to be independent till convinced by India by various means. They did not have the option to stay Independent because Sardar Patel took away that option as a policy to encourage them to merge with India.
In 1948 both Armies were incapable of any strong action. A ceasefire was inevitable and in fact was already established. There was no need to go to the UN. It gave no additional benefit to India, on the contrary it involved the international community in what should have been a purely bilateral matter and give the western world an leverage in India. This was foreseen by Sardar Patel and he had warned Nehru against it, Nehru went ahead in-spite of Patels opposition.
Blind Nehru hate does get in the way of sound analysis.
and self proclaimed fools should desist from commenting on topics they know little about.
wat did he say about Uttrakhand.....?
I am not aware of what he said, but India does have a similar problem in other regions.
1) Article 371A- Let alone buying property or settling in Nagaland, Indians can't even enter this state without an inner line of permit.
2) Article 371B- In certain districts of Assam like Karbi Anglong, Indians can't buy land.
3) Article 371C- No Indian can buy property or settle in Manipur.
4) Article 371F- No Indian can buy property or settle in Sikkim.
5) Article 371G- No Indian can buy property or settle in Mizoram.
6) Article 371H- No Indian can buy property or settle down in Arunachal Pradesh, Indians can't even enter this state without an inner line of permit.
7) People in Sikkim don't pay income tax unlike other Indians.
8) People of India can't buy land in many parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
9) Indians needing a permit to visit many islands in Andamans and Lakshwadeep
In fact, due to this Anti-Hindu policy, Andaman is filled with illegal Bangladeshi emigrants who have taken over the entire island.
However Kashmir is a larger problem area due to the direct interference of Pakistan and involvement of UN due to Nehru's stupidity and needs to be addressed first.