Correspondence between Mian Bashir Ahmad and M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Internal Politics of the Punjab Muslim League and Student Federation

Subject: Punjab Muslim Students' Federation | All India Muslim League Internal Politics

Date of publication: 1937

Language: English

Page: 84 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27514

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Mian Bashir Ahmad — Punjab Muslim Students' Federation — Mirza Abdul Hamid | Khaksars — Sir Sikander Hayat Khan | Savarkar — War Committees | Muslim League Discipline — Lahore — Planning Committee.

Abstract: This collection of letters and telegrams from Mian Bashir Ahmad to M.A. Jinnah, spanning 1937 to 1945, details the internal politics and challenges within the Punjab Muslim League and the Punjab Muslim Students' Federation. Key topics include the crisis following the President's unilateral statement appointing Bashir Ahmad, criticism of Sir Sikander Hayat Khan's repression of the Khaksar movement and his collaboration with Hindu Mahasabha leader Savarkar, disputes over Muslim leaders joining War Committees against the League's directives, and strategic discussions for post-war planning and committee formations. The correspondence reveals the complexities of managing Muslim political solidarity in Punjab under Jinnah's central leadership.

Description: This extensive correspondence provides a granular view of the political landscape within the Muslim League in Punjab during a critical decade. It showcases M.A. Jinnah's role as the central arbiter of disputes and strategist for the League. The documents highlight the tensions between the central League authority and provincial leaders like Sir Sikander, the challenges of student politics, the handling of dissident groups like the Khaksars, and the ongoing effort to maintain a unified political front. The letters serve as a vital record of the day-to-day political management and ideological conflicts that underpinned the larger struggle for Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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