Movements in
1940
March 22-24
Lahore Resolution
The twenty-seventh Session of the
All-India Muslim League was held at Lahore under the presidentship of
Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. The historic "Lahore Resolution'',
also known as "Pakistan Resolution', was presented-by Moulvi Abul Kasim
Fazlul Haq, Premier of Bengal. The resolution demanded that the'
Muslim-majority areas, as in North-Western and Eastern zones of India
should be grouped to constitute independent states in which the
constituent units should be autonomousand sovereign.
April 19
White Paper
A."White Paper" on Indian affairs
was published by the 'British Government which held out the assurance
that in preparing the future constitution for India, the British
Government would definitely accommodate the point of view of the Indian
people.
August 8
August Offer
With regard to the future
constitution of India, Lord Linlithgow gave a statement known as "August
Offer" which proposed to enlarge the Governor General's Council so as to
inClude a certain number of representatives of the political parties. In
the statement, a War Advisory Committee was also' proposed. Assurances
were given that full weight would be given to the opinion of minorities
an? after the war representative.bodies within the country would be
given a chance to prepare a constitution. The Indian National Congress
rejected the offer.The AU-India Muslim League considered the proposals
as a step forward towards their goal. However, the British Government
included three Muslim representatives in the National Defence Council
without consulting the All-India Muslim League. This Led to the
rejection of the" August Offer" by the All - India Muslim League also
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