Muslim League Dec, 30, 1906

Reasons for the formation of All India Muslim League

1. Urdu Hindi Conflict Main reason Urdu Hindi conflict at Banaras in 1867 the protection of Urdu was vital for Muslims It was not possible without a political organization 2. Hindus Slogan in 18th Century
India is onl! for Hindus all other are foreigners" #here are onl! two choices for them that the! should either accept Hinduism or leave India$

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Reasons for the formation of All India Muslim League

3. Problem of Slaughtering Cow %r!a &ama' formed (ao )a*sha$ &abah in 188+ goal to stop Muslim from sacrificing cows % religious affair, an organization was re-uired . Congress to be the only re!resentati"es !arty .ec /8, 1880, at Bomba! the indian 1ational 2ongress formed under leadership of 3ord Hume 2laimed that % part! of all Indian communit! #o prove that claim as false, was necessar! to form a separate Muslim part!
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Reasons for the formation of All India Muslim League

#. Success of Simla $elegation Muslim delegate met with vicero! for the protection of Muslims 4 interest 5icero! gave a positive response on the demands of Muslims Muslim 3eague is the result of this feeling

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Initial Aims $ %b ecti&es

1" #o create faithfulness towards British in the hearts of Muslims /" #o protect the rights 4 interest of Indian Muslims and to present their demands 4 feelings before the government +" #o stop negative emotions arising in the hearts of Muslims towards other nations of India

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%ules & %egulations

% committee was formed of 66 members to decide the aims 4 ob'ectives of Muslim league 2ommittee represent its report in the first meeting of Muslim 3eague held in .ec, 1767 at 8arachi % special meeting was held at %ligarh in March 1768 to give final shape to the constitution #he constitution of Muslim league was accepted unanimousl!
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Head office 9 %li(arh

:irst ;resident9 &ir %gha 8han

Muslim League

First Genera Sec: S. Hassan Bilgrami

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'ehru %e!ort 1(28

The Simon Commission was sent to the Sub-continent under the command of Sir John Simon. All members of the commission were British. When the Simon Commission arrived, the local masses welcomed it by with slogans of !o bac" Simon# . All the ma$or %olitical %arties of Sub-continent, e&ce%t the Shafi 'eague of (un$ab, boycotted the Simon Commission.
After the failure of Simon Commission, there was no alternative for the British government but to as" the local %eo%le to frame a constitution for themselves.
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'ehru %e!ort 1(28

They "new that the Congress and )uslim 'eague were the two main %arties Both had serious difference of o%inions Bir"enhead, Secretary of Sate for *ndian Affairs As"ed them to draw a draft of the forthcoming Act on which both +indus and )uslims could agree The *ndian leaders acce%ted the challenge and for this %ur%ose All (arties Conference was held at ,elhi in January -./0 A hundred delegates of almost all the %arties were %resent 1nable to come any conclusion Biggest hindrance was issue of minorities
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'ehru %e!ort 1(28

The second meeting was held in )arch the same year Again were not able to reach a conclusion, the only wor" done was a%%ointment of two subcommittees. But due to mutual differences between )uslims 2 +indus, committees failed to %roduce any result. They met third time again in Bombay on )ay -., -./0 2 a%%ointed a small committee to wor"out the details of the constitution )otilal 3ehru was head 2 nine other members in this committee including two )uslims, Syed Ali *mam 2 Shoaib 4ureshi.
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'ehru %e!ort 1(28

Committee wor"ed for three months at Allahabad *ts memorandum was called the 3ehru 5e%ort The 3ehru 5e%ort recommended that a ,eclaration of 5ights should be inserted in the constitution assuring the fullest liberty of conscience and religion. The following were the recommendations advanced by the 3ehru 5e%ort6 -. *ndia should be given the status of a dominion.

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'ehru %e!ort 1(28

/. There should be federal form of government with residuary %owers vested in the center 7. *ndia should have a %arliamentary form of government headed by a (rime )inister and si& ministers a%%ointed by the !overnor !eneral. 8. There should be bi-cameral legislature. 9. There should be no se%arate electorate for any community.
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'ehru %e!ort 1(28

:. System of Weightage for minorities was as bad as that of se%arate electorates. ;. 5eservation of )uslim seats could be %ossible where )uslim %o%ulation was at least ten %ercent, 0. )uslims should en$oy one-fourth re%resentation in the Central 'egislature. .. Sindh should be se%arated from Bombay only if it was financially self-sufficient
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'ehru %e!ort 1(28

-<. The 3. W. =. (. should be given full %rovincial status. --. A new >anarese-s%ea"ing %rovince >arnatic should be established in South *ndia. -/. +indi should be made the official language of *ndia.

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'ehru %e!ort 1(28

The recommendations of the 3ehru 5e%ort went against the interests of the )uslim community. *t was an attem%t to serve +indu %redominance over )uslims. The 3ehru Committee?s greatest blow was the re$ection of se%arate electorates. The )uslims were as"ing for one-third re%resentation in the center while 3ehru Committee gave them only one-fourth re%resentation. *t is true that two demands of )uslims were considered in the 3ehru 5e%ort but both of them incom%lete.
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'ehru %e!ort 1(28

*t was said that Sindh should be se%arated from Bombay but the condition of self-economy was also %ut forward. *t demanded constitutional reforms in 3. W. =. (. but Baluchistan was overloo"ed in the re%ort.

Two )uslim members of the 3ehru Committee, Syed Ali *mam could attend only one meeting due to his illness and Shoaib 4ureshi did not endorse views of the Committee on the issue of )uslim re%resentation in legislature. Thus the 3ehru 5e%ort was nothing else than a Congress document and thus totally o%%osed by )uslims of the Subcontinent.
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1 Points of )uaid*i*+,am
After the %ublication of the 3ehru 5e%ort, Jinnah made serious attem%ts to unite the +indus and the )uslims. A %ositive as%ect of 3ehru 5e%ort was that it resulted in the unity of divided )uslim grou%s. *n a meeting of the council of All *ndia )uslim 'eague on )arch /0, -./., members of both the Shafi 'eague and Jinnah 'eague %artici%ated. 4uaid-i-A@am termed the 3ehru 5e%ort as a +indu document, but considered sim%ly re$ecting the re%ort as insufficient. +e decided to give an alternative )uslim agenda. *t was in this meeting that 4uaid-i-A@am %resented his famous =ourteen (oints.
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1 Points of )uaid*i*+,am
These %oints are as follows6
-. The form of the future constitution should be federal with the residuary %owers vested in the %rovinces. /. A uniform measure of autonomy shall be granted to all %rovinces. 7. An a%%ro%riate and effective re%resentation should be given to minorities in all Assemblies and elected bodies of the country. Any %rovinceAs ma$ority should not be converted to a minority or eBuality. 8. *n the Central 'egislative, )uslim re%resentation shall not be less than one-third.
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1 Points of )uaid*i*+,am
9. The e&isting method of se%arate electorate should be continued so that every sect have the %ermission to leave the se%arate electorate by their will and ado%t combined electorate. Any territorial distribution that might at any time be necessary shall not in any way affect the )uslim ma$ority in the (un$ab, Bengal and the 3orth West =rontier (rovince. =ull religious liberty, i.e. liberty of belief, worshi% and observance, %ro%aganda, association and education, shall be guaranteed to all communities. 3o bill or any resolution or any %art thereof shall be %assed in any legislature or any other elected body if three-fourth of the members of any community in that %articular body o%%ose such a bill resolution
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1 Points of )uaid*i*+,am
Sindh should be se%arated from the Bombay %residency. 5eforms should be introduced in the 3orth West =rontier (rovince and Baluchistan on the same footing as in the other %rovinces. (rovision should be made in the constitution giving )uslims an adeBuate share, along with the other *ndians, in all the services of the state and in local self-governing bodies having due regard to the reBuirements of efficiency.

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1 Points of )uaid*i*+,am
-/. The constitution should embody adeBuate safeguards for the %rotection of )uslim culture and for the %rotection and %romotion of )uslim education, language, religion, %ersonal laws and )uslim charitable institution and for their due share in the grants-in-aid given by the state and by local selfgoverning bodies. -7. 3o cabinet, either central or %rovincial, should be formed without there being a %ro%ortion of at least one-third )uslim ministers. -8. 3o change shall be made in the constitution by the until all the %rovinces included in the federal !overnment and states give a%%roval.
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