Congress Ministries and all its detail

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ASSALAM-O-ALAIKUM


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TOPIC

Congress Ministries


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BACKGROUND


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BACKGROUND• Simon Commission, the Nehru report, the Fourteen Points,

Round Table Conferences and the Communal Award were all

part of the preparations of the reformed Constitutions, which

was set out in the Act of 19!"

• For the discussion of the constitutional problem, the #ritish

$o%ernment con%ened the three Round Table Conferencesat &ondon from 19' to 19("

• The deliberations of the Round Table Conferences resulted in

the )o%ernment of *ndia Act, 19!"

• #oth the Con$ress and the +uslim &ea$ue were critical of the

)o%ernment of *ndia Act, 19!, but decided to participate

in the elections, which were held under it durin$ the first

wees of 19-"


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• After the elections, Con$ress was able to form ministriesin ei$ht out of ele%en pro%inces"

ELECTION OF 193


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ELECTION OF 193

• The elections of 19- were held with the restricted franchise

and separate electorate"

• There were two ma.or political parties in the Subcontinent at

that time, the Con$ress and the +uslim &ea$ue"

• #oth parties did their best to persuade the masses before

these elections and put before them their manifesto"

• The political manifestos of both parties were almost identical,althou$h there were two ma.or differences"


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T!E POLITICAL MANIFESTO OF

MUSLIM LEAGUE"

• +uslim &ea$ue stood for separate electorate

• +uslim &ea$ue wanted /rdu with Persian script"

T!E POLITICAL MANIFESTO OF

CONGRESS#

• Con$ress stood for .oint electorate"

• Con$ress wanted 0indi as official lan$ua$e with e%a Na$ri script of

writin$


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PRO$ECTION OF CONGRESS

• T%e Congress &ro'e(te) itself as an all2*ndia force

representin$ all reli$ions and factions of the societ3"

CONTEST OF MUSLIM LEAGUE

• T%e M*s+i, Leg*e (onteste) for the +uslim seats" There

was a tou$h competition from the other +uslim or$ani4ations"

The elections were completed in Februar3 19-"


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RESULT OF ELECTIONS


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• The Con$ress $ot ma.orities in fi%e pro%inces, +adras,

/"P", C"P", #ihar, and 5rissa"

RESULT OF ELECTIONS

• *t emer$ed as the lar$est part3 in #omba3 and won -'6

out of 1!7! $eneral seats"

• The +uslim &ea$ue performed poorl3 in the elections and

$ot onl3 about (1 percent of +uslim seats without winnin$

ma.orit3 an3where, #en$al, Pun.ab, N8FP, and Sind"

• *t was mostl3 due to the or$ani4ational problems and

opposition b3 local +uslim $roups"


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T!E FAILURE OF MUSLIM LEAGUE .CAUSE/

• 8hen innah toured *ndia in 19:, he found that local+uslim leaders who had entrenched themsel%es in the

pro%inces were e;tremel3 reluctant to follow on All

*ndia +uslim &ea$ue polic3"

• *n the words of R" S3monds,


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CONGRESS MINISTRIES


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CONGRESS MINISTRIES

• The final results of the elections were nown in Februar3 19-"

• Since the $o%ernors were unable to $i%e the re=uired undertain$

as demanded b3 Con$ress, the Con$ress refused to accept office"

• The non2Con$ress ma.orit3 pro%inces >Pun.ab, Sindh, #en$al and

Assam? started functionin$ as autonomous pro%inces and

ministries went into office on April 1"

• 8ith the deadloc ended, Con$ress entered its official career in

ul3 19-"

• Con$ress had clear ma.orities in fi%e pro%inces, namel3, +adras,

the /nited Pro%inces, #ihar, the Central pro%inces and 5rissa"• *n other two pro%inces @ #omba3 and N8FP @ it was also able to

form +inistries with the help of small minorit3 $roups"


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CONGRESS POLICIES


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CONGRESS POLICIES

• First all Con$ress $o%ernments in the pro%inces launched

anti2+uslim dri%e basicall3 to e;clude the +uslim &ea$ue

and other +uslim or$ani4ations from the $o%ernment

main$ process"

• The Con$ress leaders had come to now that the +uslim

&ea$ue had $ot roots in the masses" The3 started B+uslim+ass Contact mo%ement to defame the +uslim &ea$ue in

their fa%or"• The3 were main$ cultural and educational policies that

promoted the 0indu culture and s3mbols in the name of

*ndian culture"

• The3 introduced #anda2+ataram anthem from Annandmath>#anim Chandra Chattopadh3a3? in the institutions and

offices etc"

• The 0indi lan$ua$e was $i%en top most importance in their

policies"


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CONGRESS POLICIES

• 8ardha Dducational Scheme was to con%ert +uslims into0indus throu$h primar3 educational literature"

• Pro.ection of 0indu heroes lie )andhi and distortion of

+uslim histor3 became their moral creed"

• The3 followed the polic3 of discrimination in ser%ices or new

recruitment for .obs"

• The Con$ress ministries adopted o%erall ne$ati%e and cruel

attitude, especiall3 towards the +uslim acti%ists" This un.ust

treatment compelled the +uslims to be disciplined in e%er3

sphere of life"


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MUSLIM RESPONSE"


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MUSLIM RESPONSE"

• The +uslims were well aware of the theocratic

inclination of the 0indu people"

• The3 arran$ed a close monitorin$ of the $o%ernment"

• The3 publici4ed their policies and raised the issues"

• The mobili4ation of +uslims on these matters

re=uired een probe to collect the ori$inal facts of the0indu atrocities"


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REPORTS


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REPORTS

T!E PIRPUR REPORT

• 5n +arch (7, 197, the Council of +uslim &ea$ue appointed an

ei$ht2member committee under the presidentship of Ra.a S3ed

+uhammad +ehdi of Pirpur that presented its report on, No%ember1!, 197"

• *t tried to di$ out the cruelties of the Con$ress ministries in se%en

pro%inces"

• The report too up the Con$ress support to the ri%al +uslim

or$ani4ations, intimidation and threats to the pro2+uslim &ea$ue

people"


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T!E S!ARIF REPORT2 MARC! 1939

• The +uslim &ea$ue deputed +r" Shareef with

members to in%esti$ate the in.ustices under the

dictatorial rule of the 0indus"

• This report mainl3 collected the facts,concentratin$ on ill treatment of the

$o%ernment with the +uslims in #ihar"


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T!E FAL-UL- !A4 REPORT .DECEMBER

1939/

• A" E" Fa4l2ul20a= published a pamphlet entitled +uslim Sufferin$s /nder

the Rule of Con$ress and made man3 alarmin$ re%elations e"$" forbiddin$

of A4an, attacs in mos=ues, nois3 processions of the 0indu scoundrels,

forbiddin$ of the cow2slau$hter etc"

• This pamphlet responded the indictments b3 the Con$ress on the+uslims"

• All the reports described the Con$ress $o%ernment as an attempt to

create B0indu Ra. that wanted to o%erwhelm the +uslim culture and their

identit3"

• *t was a ri$orous threat to the +uslims interests"


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MUSLIM LEAGUE ACTI0ISM

• The +uslim &ea$ue hi$hli$hted the issues and mobili4ed the

+uslims to counter them ade=uatel3"

• *t reor$ani4ed the +uslim communit3 to cope with the situation"

• The +uslim &ea$ue arran$ed its session at &ucnow in 5ctober

19-"• +an3 prominent leaders lie Fa4lul 0a= participated in the

session while Siander 0a3at and Saadullah announced their

support to the +uslim &ea$ue"

• The +uslim leaders shed a sharp criticism on the Con$ress

policies"• The3 protested a$ainst the reduction of status of /rdu and other

+uslim related issues"


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• The +uslim leaders shed a sharp criticism on the Con$ress

policies"

• The3 protested a$ainst the reduction of status of /rdu and other

+uslim related issues"

• The3 created reali4ation, amon$st the +uslims, of what can

happen under the Con$ress rule and ur$ed for serious thinin$

about the future political and constitutional arran$ements"

• The3 unearthed the real ob.ecti%es of the Con$ress and ur$ed theneed of unit3 amon$ the +uslims under the banner of +uslim

&ea$ue"

MUSLIM LEAGUE ACTI0ISM


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END OF CONGRESS RULE


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END OF CONGRESS RULE

• September 199 #ritish declared war a$ainst )erman3""

• #ritish demanded"

1" Complete peace and order in #ritish colonies

(" Full Support from people of these territories

" 8anted to satisf3 both 0indu and +uslim"

6" Needed lar$e scale arm3 recruitments"

• The %icero3 announced that %iews of e%er3 political part3

would be considered in draftin$ of an3 future constitution"

• +uslim lea$ues demand has was somewhat the same " *t was

indicate acceptance of +uslim lea$ue b3 #ritish"

• Con$ress propa$ate that #ritish $o%ernment is dela3in$ the

independence b3 creatin$ 0indu2+uslim problems"

• Con$ress e;pressed its utter disappointment and decide to

resi$n from ministries , as a protest on 5ctober ((, 199"


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DA5 OF DELI0ERANCE"


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• The +uslims obser%ed a3 of eli%erance on ecember

((, 199"

• The +uslim &ea$ue also redefined its position durin$ the 8orld

8ar **"

• The3 eradicated their or$ani4ational weanesses and refined their

ob.ecti%es eepin$ the e;periences of the Con$ress ministries"

DA5 OF DELI0ERANCE"


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T!ANK 5OU

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Congress Ministries and all its detail