Gandhi-Jinnah talks (1944)

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1. Gandhi Jinnah Talks

2. Contents: Purpose ? Events. Failures. Different Point of views. 2

3. Group MEMBERS: Huzaifa Nadeem Muhammad Younus Shayan Riaz Sameed Khalid Anas Siddiqui Affan Ahmed 3

4. 1 . Purpose.

5. Gandhi-Jinnah Talks Lord Wavell released Gandhi from jail in 1944 due to ill health. Gandhi sent a letter to jinnah to hold meetings to discuss political, social and other issues of the people of sub-continent. These meetings were held in Bombay at Jinnah’s place during 9 th to 26 th of September,1944 5

6. Gandhi-Jinnah Talks Gandhi held th ese meetings to try his best to take the decision of partition back from his side but Jinnah refused. 6

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8. During these meetings it was decided from congress that S indh, Punjab, NWFP as M uslim majority areas but Gandhi also tried his best to refrain the province of Punjab, Bengal and Assam becoming a M uslim majority province and be divided communally but Jinnah refused his demand and said that the province would become “maimed and mutilated”. Events: 8

9. On their second sitting Gandhi gave another option to Jinnah that the provinces of Punjab, Bengal and Assam should be given their fortune in their own hands and decide their future by themselves but Jinnah again refused to do so as he was well aware of that these provinces were H indu majority areas and the elections would result in congress wining these areas. Events: 9

10. Additionally, after their second meeting another meeting was held where Gandhi introduced himself as the sole representative of the Indians but Jinnah corrected Gandhi by saying that Gandhi was only the spokesman of Congress. However Gandhi also opposed the two nation theory which also added to the tension among the league and the congress. Events: 10

11. At the beginning of these sittings Gandhi talked as if he was a Hindu representative only and talked on their terms but as the meetings progressed Gandhi changed his tone and talked as if he represented all the Indians. Which was highly resented by Jinnah. After this there was a deadlock at the meetings and though these meetings came to end without providing an appropriate conclusion. Events: 11

12. Failures Gandhi-Jinnah talks failed due to lack of agreement on major points. Gandhi also stressed over joint struggle for independence and said that the issue of partition could be discussed later. Jinnah rejected this proposal because he didn’t trusted Gandhi and though wanted independence and partition before the departure of British from the sub-continent. Another point of dichotomy was Jinnah’s insistence on the point that the key subjects of defence and foreign affairs should be with the provisional and not the central government, in case of united India. This way, Jinnah wanted maximum degree of provisional autonomy that could pave the way for partition of India. Gandhi, conversely, wanted these subjects to be with the central government. 12

13. Different Point of views Muslims demanded independece and partition before the dapartue of the British. Gandhi’s aprearence in these meetings discredited the hindus as the had to show infront of the muslims as a friend……. 13 MUSLIM HINDU

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