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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