The Lahore Resolution

1940
English Department(UGS)
Pakistan Studies
2nd semester
Fariah Mehboob
 Proposals for the Partition of the sub-
continent

Wilayat Ali-1913
Abdul-Jabbar Kheri and Abdus Sattar Kheri- 1917
Qazi Aziz-ud-Din Bilgrami-1920
Sardar Gul Muhammad Khan -1923
Maulana Murtaza Ahmed Khan Maikash
Fazal Karim Khan Durrani- 1929
Term Pakistan by Rahmat Ali-1933
• The Khaksar tragedy

 Ban on parading
 Violation of ban
 Death of fifty Khaksar

• Requests for the postponement of the AIML

session
• Inaugural session 22 March
• Presented by A.K Fazal-ul-Haq

• Famous leaders who attended the session

• Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, Sir Abdullah Haroon, Sardar
Aurangzeb Khan, Qazi Muhammad Isa and Begum
Mohammad Ali Johar

• Refuted the notion that Muslims are minority

• March 23, 1940, the famous resolution was presented
• Formal adoption of The Two Nation Theory
• The main resolution stated that
• “Resolved that it is the considered view of this session of All India
Muslim League that no constitutional plan would be workable in
this country or acceptable to the Muslims unless it would be
designed on the following basic principles, Viz., that
geographically contiguous units are demarcated into region which
should be so constituted with such territorial adjustment as may be
necessary, that the areas in which Muslims are numerically in
Majority, as in North-western and eastern zones of India, should
be grouped to constitute ‘Independent states’ in which the
constituent units shall be autonomous and sovereign”.
 the Lahore Resolution
• It was decided that the
• Federal system under Government of India Act, 1935 was not
acceptable for the Muslims.
• No revised constitutional plan would be acceptable unless it
was framed with their approval and consent.
• Adjacent units where Muslims are in a majority, as in
Northwest and East, should be constituted as Independent States
where the constituent units will be autonomous and sovereign.
• Protection of minorities would be given priority.
• Ambiguities in the text of resolution

• Reaction of Hindu Politicians and Press

• Reaction of British press

• Reaction of Muslims
Thank You