Appeal to M.A. Jinnah for Nomination to the Constituent Assembly

Sub title : From S. Ali, a Muslim League Worker in Bengal (1947)

Subject: Constituent Assembly of Pakistan | Bengal Politics | Party Nomination

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 3 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27534

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Constituent Assembly — Pakistan | Muslim League — Bengal | Nomination Appeal — S. Ali — Calcutta | Nadia | Central Parliamentary Board — H.S. Suhrawardy — Khawaja Nazimuddin

Abstract: This is a three-page letter of appeal addressed to M.A. Jinnah as President of the All-India Muslim League. The author, S. Ali, a long-time League worker from Bengal, appeals his non-nomination to the Constituent Assembly for Eastern Pakistan. He details his 13 years of dedicated service to the League, including organizing in Calcutta and Nadia, leading agitations for religious rights, protecting Muslim interests during the 1940 Census, and providing famine relief. He reminds Jinnah of a previous successful appeal and states his intention to file nomination papers pending Jinnah's decision, highlighting the internal processes and personal appeals within the League's high command during the critical period of Pakistan's creation.

Description: A typed letter from S. Ali to Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah, written from Calcutta just weeks before the Partition of India. The document serves as a formal appeal against the decision of the Muslim League's Central Parliamentary Board. It provides a detailed account of the grassroots political work undertaken by a mid-level League organizer, offering valuable insight into the party's internal dynamics, regional politics in Bengal, and the high-stakes process of selecting members for the foundational legislature of the new state of Pakistan. It underscores Jinnah's ultimate authority in resolving such internal disputes. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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