The Report of the Cawnpore Riots, issued by the City Muslim League, Cawnpore

Sub title : An Analysis of Hindu-Muslim Hostilities and Government Complicity

Subject: Hindu-Muslim Riots | Communal Violence | Muslim League | Political Persecution

Date of publication: 1939

Language: English

Page: 30 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27434

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Muslim League — Cawnpore Riots — Kanpur Riots | Congress Ministry — Hindu Mahasabha — Hindu Sangh — Police Firing | Bansmandi Mosque — Communal Violence — Economic Boycott — Improvement Trust — United Provinces

Abstract: This report, issued by the City Muslim League of Cawnpore (Kanpur), provides a detailed account and analysis of the severe Hindu-Muslim riots that erupted in the city in 1939. It situates the violence within a broader historical context of economic disparity, where Hindus are portrayed as dominating industry and commerce while Muslims face systemic handicaps. The report accuses the Congress government in the United Provinces of pursuing a deliberate and oppressive policy against Muslims, alleging complicity and bias from the local district administration and police.

Description: A comprehensive and partisan report documenting the 1939 communal riots in Cawnpore from the viewpoint of the city's Muslim League. It functions both as a chronicle of events—from the initial trigger at a mosque to widespread violence and alleged state partiality—and as a political polemic. The report argues that the riots were not spontaneous but the result of long-standing economic competition and a systematic campaign of persecution under the Congress-led provincial government. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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