LUCKHNOW PACT 1913

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BACKGROUND

First decade of 20th century was bit peaceful Muslim youth was charged Annulment of Partition of Bangal Kanpur Masjid’s incident 1913 Refusal of establishing Muslim university Quaid-e-Azam joined Muslim league in 1913 after that he

started to work for Hindu Muslim unity, understanding and for co-operation

In 1915, the annual meeting of congress and Muslim league at Bombay ,second meeting at Lucknow

In 1916 a written agreement were signed between two parties which in history of sub-continent is called Lucknow Pact.

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The then Muslim Youth3

Why was the Lucknow pact made? AIML was a moderate organization with its basic

aim to establish friendly relations with the Crown After Annulment of the partition of Bengal, the

Muslim leadership decided to change its stance The Muslim League changed its major objective

and decided to join hands with the Congress in order to put pressure on the British government

Lord Chelmsford's invitation for suggestions from the Indian politicians for post World War I reforms further helped in the development of the situation

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Why Signed

considerable change of policy for the AIML (that to preserve Muslim interests in India, it needed to support British rule)

After the unpopular partition of Bengal, the Muslim League was confused about its stand and it was at this time that Jinnah approached the League

Jinnah was the mastermind and architect of the pact

The Lucknow Pact also marked the establishment of cordial relations between the two prominent groups of the Indian National Congress - the bold, fierce leaders led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and the moderates led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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Main Points

o There shall be self-government in Indiao Muslims should be given one-third representation in the central

governmento There should be separate electorates for all the communities until

a community demanded joint electorateso A system of weightage to minority political representation should

be adoptedo The number of the members of Central Legislative Council should

be increased to 150o At the provincial level, four-fifth of the members of the Legislative

Councils should be elected and one-fifth should be nominatedo The size of provincial legislatures should not be less than 125 in

the major provinces and from 50 to 75 in the minor provinces

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Cont…

o All members, except those nominated, should be elected directly on the basis of adult franchise

o No bill concerning a community should be passed if the bill is opposed by three-fourth of the members of that community in the Legislative Council

o The term of the Legislative Council should be five yearso Members of Legislative Council should themselves elect their

presidento Half of the members of Executive Council should be Indians and The

same method should be adopted for the Executive Councils of Governors

o The salaries of the Secretary of State for Indian Affairs should be paid by the British government and not from Indian funds

o Of the two Under Secretaries, one should be Indiano The Executive should be separated from the Judiciary

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What was accepted !

Separate electorate were accepted by congress

The congress agreed to enforce separate electorate in those province, where they do not exist (Punjab, CP)

No bill affecting a particular community should be proceeded with any counsel if 3/4 representation of community opposed it

Muslims and Hindus were to have the weightage in the provinces where they formed minorities

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Impact of the Pact - Praised

Symbolized Hindu Muslim unity. Congress and League demanded self govt Govt could not easily reject the demand for

constitutional reforms Lucknow Session of the Congress- Extremists

and the Moderate Congressmen were reconciled Tilak became the most popular politician in the

country Home Rule Movement gave new momentum to

National Movement.

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Results

Hindu Muslim unity did not last for more than eight years, and collapsed after Khilafat Movement

It was the first time that the Congress recognized the Muslim League as the political party representing the Muslims of the region

The pact brought about a change, temporary although, in the attitude of the Muslims towards the "Hindu - Congress". It also made their relations with the British hostiles

Chief architect of this pact was Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Ms.Sarojini Naidu

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Impact- Criticized

The Congress failed to retain its secular character by agreeing to a scheme of communal electorate

Besides this scheme provided for Muslim representation in the council in excess of their proportion in the total population

The compromise demanded more sacrifice on the part of the Hindus. This marked the beginning of appeasement of Muslims by Congress

By the acceptance of separate electorates for Muslims, the Congress paved the way for future communal tension

The scheme did not involve either the masses of Hindus or Muslims,It was an agreement at the level of leadership

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Effects

Completely approval of separate electorate

Security of Muslim rights and interest Muslim league's separate status accepted Increase the fame of Quaid-e-Azam as

ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity Start of Hindu Muslim Unity, First and

Last time ?

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CONCLUSION

Lucknow pact proved to be the bacon light on the political horizon of India

Politics of Reconciliation If this sense of co-operation have been

carried out the atmosphere of understanding and co-operation generated but hindu did not honestly stick to these principles instead of it mistrust hatred and non-cooperation carried into political life

It was an important milestone in the history of sub-continent, due to this agreement congress gave protection to all due rights of Muslims and Muslim league

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The Quaid14

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Of Ms.Naidoo

He is a future Viceroy if this policy of Indianization continues

"the Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity"

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To The god Of PainUnwilling priestess in thy

cruel faneLong hast thou held me,

pitiless god of Pain,I have no more to give, all

that was mineIs laid, a wrested

tribute, at thy shrine;Let me depart, for my whole soul is wrung,And all my cheerless

orisons are sung;Let me depart, with

faint limbs let me creepTo some dim shade and sink me down to sleep

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Naido and Quaid18

ALIGRAH AS ARSENAL OF PAKISTAN MOVEMENT

Heads of State and Government  India Zakir Hussain President 1967-1969   India Mohammad Hamid Ansari Vice President

2010- Till Date   Pakistan Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan 1947-1951  Pakistan Khawaja Nazimuddin 1951-1953  Pakistan Ayub Khan 1958-1969 (didn't completed

his degree)  Pakistan Fazal Elahi Chaudhry President 1973-

1978  Bangladesh Muhammad Mansur Ali PM 1975-Aug.

1975

Politicians

• Abdur Rab Nishtar,Pakistani Politician,former Minister for communication in Pakistan and Governor of Punjab,

• Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, freedom fighter, also known as Frontier Gandhi

• Khan Habibullah Khan Marwat (1901–1978), jurist and politician, first Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan (1972–77

• Khawaja Nazimuddin, former Prime minister of• Malik Ghulam Muhammad,Governor General of. • Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar, • Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, founder of the Jammu and

Kashmir People's Democratic Party, Ex-CM• Sheikh Abdullah, Prime minister of Kashmir and later

served as CM of Kashmir

Celebrities

Gulgee, artist and Islamic calligrapher

Ibn-e-Safi, 1926–1980, novelist, migrated to Pakistan in1951

Ishwari Prasad, historian, first graduate of MAO College

Javed Akhtar, Lyricist and Scriptwriter (Sholay)

Mukhtar Masood, Urdu writer, Pakistani bureaucrat

Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Urdu humorist

Naseeruddin Shah, Hindi/Urdu film actor

Zubeida, Film actress (First Indian talkie-Alam Ara fame)

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Shukria