Report of the Bihar Muslim Grievances Enquiry Committee

Sub title : Documenting Oppression Under Congress Rule, 1937-1939

Subject: Muslim Grievances | Congress Rule | Communal Violence

Date of publication: 1937

Language: English

Page: 73 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27436

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Bihar Muslim Grievances — Congress Government | Muslim League — Communal Riots — Cow Protection | Bakra-Id Violence — Graveyard Disputes — Police Partiality — S.M. Sharif | Hindu-Muslim Relations — Provincial Autonomy

Abstract: This official report by the Bihar Provincial Muslim League's Enquiry Committee systematically documents the grievances, hardships, and injustices faced by Muslims in Bihar under the Congress Government (1937-1939). Prepared by Vice-President S.M. Sharif, a Cambridge-educated barrister, the report investigates cases of communal violence, oppression during religious festivals (Bakra-Id, Muharram), desecration of mosques and graveyards, economic boycotts, and systematic discrimination in public services.

Description: A meticulously documented report representing the Muslim League's perspective on the deteriorating condition of Muslims in Bihar under Congress administration. It combines firsthand accounts from district League officers with legal and political analysis, focusing on religious interference, economic persecution, and administrative bias. The report was prepared as part of a broader All India Muslim League effort to compile evidence against Congress governments and strengthen the case for Muslim political rights. It remains a significant primary source for understanding the communal tensions and political mobilization that preceded the Partition of India. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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