Congress and Pakistan

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Re: Congress and Pakistan

@muqawwee123

If Mr Jinah was against separate electoral in beginning, he agreed to that and made Congress agreed upon this through a formal document (Lucknow Pact). Opposition to Gandhi’s support for Khilafat Movement again might have created concerns in people like Johar Brothers and other Muslim leaders for their issues to be represented by Congress.

Were these facts not known to Congress when it agreed upon such terms in Lucknow Pact? It seems that Congress had some compulsion to agree those terms at that time.

Reasons for the Lucknow Pact itself was :

1. Lord Chelmsford’s invitation for suggestions from the Indian politicians for post World War I reforms further helped in the
   development of the situation.
2. to pressure the British government to adopt a more liberal approach to India and give Indians more authority to run their country.

The above 2 factors were the main compulsions for the pact

The pact was negotiated between ML and Bal Gangadhar Tilak from Cong. Jinnah was the mediator. This was also when Sarojini Naidu gave Jinnah,the title of “the Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity”.
This pact collapsed due to Kilafat movement and Chauri Chara incident of 1920s.
Once this happened every thing changed and ofcourse majority Hindu provinces were also not thrilled by the disproportionate representation of minorities and it was perceived as an illogical demand.