Confidential Report to M.A. Jinnah on the Political Crisis and Civil Disobedience Movement in Assam

Sub title : Internal Dissent, Organizational Challenges, and Strategic Concerns

Subject: Assam Provincial Muslim League | Civil Disobedience Movement | Congress Eviction Policy

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 4 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27771

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Assam Muslim League -- Civil Disobedience -- Eviction Policy -- Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan | Grouping Scheme -- Pakistan | Bengal-Assam Relations -- Central Committee of Action -- Khalique-uz-Zaman

Abstract: A detailed confidential report sent to M.A. Jinnah outlining the disorganized and unauthorized launch of a civil disobedience movement in Assam by the Provincial Muslim League President, Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan. The report highlights constitutional violations, lack of preparation and funding, poor public response, and the strategic implications of Assam's geographical and economic dependence on Bengal. It appeals for guidance from the Central Committee of Action regarding the movement's future and stresses the need for a realistic approach given Assam's demographic and political constraints.

Description: This letter provides a critical insider perspective on the political and organizational turmoil within the Assam Muslim League in the crucial months before Partition. It reveals serious internal dissent, unauthorized political agitations, and a desperate lack of resources. The author questions the viability of the civil disobedience movement and urges Jinnah to consider Assam's economic dependency on Bengal, suggesting that geographical and economic realities would naturally align Assam with Bengal in any future constitutional arrangement, making forceful mobilization unnecessary and risky. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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