Gandhi Jinnah Talks 1944 ( O Level Pakistan studies)

 

Gandhi Jinnah Talks 1944

Q: Why were Gandhi Jinnah talks 1944 failed and why was this event important for the establishment of Pakistan?

A:     Gandhi Jinnah talks were held on the request of Gandhi in 1944 to discuss about cooperation between Hindus and Muslims at the point of establishment of Indian’s government when British were leaving India. He wanted to establish self rule of Indians without any division in the form of Pakistan and India but just as Hindu majority and Muslim majority provinces under one central government. This idea was not acceptable for Muslim league and Quaid. Muslims had not forgotten Band-e-Matram, bowing before Gandhi’s picture and Widya Mandir Scheme. Muslims had seen the real face of Hindus who were very nice at the time of vote taking and worst after the establishment of their rule in 1937. That is why Jinnah rejected Gandhi’s proposal of cooperation.

            Jinnah was clear that elections were coming in next year in 1945 and cooperation with Gandhi means all Muslims of sub-continent could be misguided about the casting of their vote and again congress ministries could be established. That is why Jinnah the talks very consciously. He gave a clear message of two nation theory instead of Hindu Muslim cooperation. That is why the talks failed.

           Gandhi gave an option to the Muslims about the division of Punjab and Bengal according to Hindu, Sikh and Muslim majorities but Jinnah was very clear in saying that it was not the matter of only Punjab and Bengal’s division but the independent country of Muslims as a larger aspect with an ideology of Muslim homeland and “Two Nation Theory”. So the talks had no meaning in such a situation. Establishment of Pakistan seemed inevitable. 

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