Report on Bombay Riots, 1946-47 by the Bombay Provincial Muslim League Relief Committee

Sub title : An Account of Communal Violence, Government Partiality, and the Plight of Muslims

Subject: Bombay Riots of 1946-47 | Hindu-Muslim Violence | Muslim League

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 51 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27435

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Bombay Riots — Muslim League | Congress Government — Direct Action — Police Partiality — Curfew | Communal Violence — Relief Committee — B.G. Kher | Masjid | Durgah — Press Censorship — Peace Committee

Abstract: This report, issued by the Bombay Provincial Muslim League Relief Committee, provides a detailed and partisan account of the major communal riots that erupted in Bombay from September 1946 onwards. It squarely places the blame on Hindu aggressors, alleging a premeditated campaign of violence enabled by the inaction and bias of the Congress-led provincial government and the Bombay City Police. The document chronicles the immediate trigger—the hoisting of black flags by Muslims per the All India Muslim League's "Direct Action" call—and details subsequent widespread arson, looting, and murder targeting Muslims and their religious sites (Masjids, Durgahs).

Description: A comprehensive official report from the Muslim League's relief wing documenting the devastating 1946-47 Bombay riots. It functions as both a chronicle of events, listing specific incidents of violence and official negligence, and a political document arguing that the riots were a systematic persecution of Muslims under a hostile Congress government. The report includes details of interactions with high-level officials like the Premier and the Governor, appeals for justice, and an analysis of the political climate that fueled the violence. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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