Correspondence of M.A. Jinnah regarding the Bombay Port Haj Committee Election and League Affairs (1940-1941)

Sub title : Letters from Mahomed Ali & Co.

Subject: Bombay Port Haj Committee | Internal Party Dispute | Election Procedure

Date of publication: 1940

Language: English

Page: 8 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27558

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah | Mahomed Ali Chaivala — Bombay Port Haj Committee — Muslim League Parliamentary Board | Election Dispute — Muslim League Press Fund | Bombay Politics — 1940 | Solicitor's Letter

Abstract: This collection of letters primarily concerns a dispute within the Bombay Muslim League over the authority to select candidates for the Bombay Port Haj Committee elections of 1940. A solicitor, Mahomed Ali Chaivala, writes to M.A. Jinnah seeking his opinion on whether the League's Parliamentary Board or the Muslim members of the Bombay Corporation and Assembly hold this power. The core of the debate revolves around the interpretation of a League resolution and the nature of the Haj Committee as an independent body versus other municipal committees. The later letters shift to administrative matters, including acknowledgments of funds collected for the Muslim League Press and Propaganda Fund.

Description: This is a series of eight scanned documents, predominantly letters. The first three pages form a detailed letter from Mahomed Ali Chaivala to M.A. Jinnah, outlining a constitutional and political conflict within the Bombay Muslim League regarding candidate selection for the Haj Committee. The subsequent pages include shorter letters and notes related to financial contributions to the Muslim League, a message for a conference, and a brief administrative note, providing context on the broader organizational activities surrounding Jinnah. The documents offer insight into the internal workings, challenges, and administrative processes of the All-India Muslim League at a provincial level during a critical period. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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