Muhammad Abbas Raza

SP19-BAF-043
Moderator:- Mam Sadia
Q1:- Write a note on the historical incident/event which is considered as an excellent
example of Hindu Muslim unity.
Ans 1
The Lucknow Treaty was a beacon of hope for Hindu-Muslim unity. This was the fourth time
that Hindus and Muslims had jointly called for political reform in Britain. This led to a growing
belief in British India that house law (the government itself) was a real possibility. The
agreement also marked the height of Hindu-Muslim unity. It has established good relations
between the Muslim League and the Indian National Congress. Prior to the agreement, both
sides were seen as rivals who opposed each other and worked for their own interests.
However, the agreement changed that view.
The Lucknow Pact also improved relations between extremist groups in the Indian National
Congress, led by two prominent groups - led by Lal Bal Pal Tri (Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadad
Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal), and moderate cooperation. Did. The drove was led by Gopal
Krishna Gokhale till his death in 1915 and was later represented by Gandhi. Although Jinnah
called for a separate nation for Muslims twenty years later, in 1619 he was a member of the
Congress and the Muslim League, a friend of Tilak and was hailed as an ambassador of the
Hindu-Muslim Union.
Q 2:- To check the situation, Sir Stafford Cripps, a member of the war cabinet, was sent to
India in March 1942 to get India’s cooperation to fight the war. Write a note on the Sir
Stafford visit to India in detail.
Ans 2
Britain feared Japan's success during the 40s and 40s. When Burma became the battlefield and
the war reached the Indian borders, the British began to feel anxious about India's future. The
situation in the country was further complicated as Congress sought to take advantage of the
situation by accelerating their efforts for independence. Moreover, the differences between the
Congress and the Muslim League have widened and it is seen that there is no opportunity to
bring both the parties on the common agenda. Under these circumstances, in 1942, the British
government commissioned an Indian named Sir Stafford Creeps, Lord Privy Cell, to reach an
agreement on some of the provisions of the Indo-Muslim Accord and to encourage Indians to
continue their struggle. Delay until the end. World War II.
1. During the war, Britain would maintain its control over India. Once the war is over, India
will be given the status of a state with full external and internal autonomy. However, it
will be linked to the UK and other domains through a joint pledge of allegiance to the
Crown.
2. At the end of the war, a Constituent Assembly was formed to frame the future
constitution of India. Members of parliament must be elected by provincial councils on
the basis of proportional representation. Monarchical states will also be represented in
the Constituent Assembly.
3. Provinces that do not agree with the new constitution have the right to distance
themselves from the proposed union. Such provinces will also have the right to form
their own separate union. The British government will also invite them to join the
Commonwealth.

Quaid-i-Azam considered the proposals "unsatisfactory" and said that accepting Cripps’s
proposals would hang Muslims. He said the proposals "have raised our deepest
concerns and serious concerns, especially regarding the Pakistan scheme which is a
matter of life and death for Muslim India. So, we will try to uphold the principle of
Pakistan as enshrined in the document. The leader, however, was happy to know that in
the Crips proposals, at least the British government had in fact agreed to the Muslim
League's request for partition of India. Had done. Nevertheless, Quaid-i-Azam called on
the British government and Cripps to completely amend the proposals to make them
acceptable to the Muslim League.
In fact the Quaid-e-Azam and other leaders of the Muslim League believed that Cripps
was a traditional supporter of Congress and thus could not offer a reasonable solution
to the problem. On the arrival of Cripps, Quaid-e-Azam made it clear that he is a friend
of Congress and only supports the interests of Congress. Congress leaders themselves
acknowledged that Cripps was their man. On his first visit to India, Cripps actually
attended congressional working committee meetings. He also met Gandhi and was so
impressed by him that he wore a white khadi dress. He strongly condemned the Muslim
League's demands on Pakistan, When he said: "We cannot reject only 25 Hindus of
United India because 9 crore Muslims oppose it." In fact, the proposals put forward by
Cripps were largely based on the ideas discussed at the 1938 meeting between Nehru
and Cripps.