Correspondence between M.A. Jinnah and M.T. Hasan on Muslim Grievances in Budaun (1939-1941)

Sub title : Addressing Punitive Taxes and Communal Violence in United Provinces

Subject: Communal Politics in United Provinces | Muslim Grievances Under Congress Rule | Punitive Taxation

Date of publication: 1939

Language: English

Page: 11 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27592

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah | M.T. Hasan Budaun — Punitive Tax — Ujhani Firing — Congress Government — Muslim Grievances | United Provinces Politics — Religious Processions — Viceroy Intervention.

Abstract: This collection documents the persistent appeals from M.T. Hasan, a Muslim League MLA from Budaun, to M.A. Jinnah between 1939-1941. The correspondence details two major crises affecting Budaun's Muslim community: first, a punitive tax collectively imposed on all Muslims following communal tensions, which Hasan characterizes as economic oppression by the Congress government; second, a 1941 police firing in Ujhani that killed eight Muslims during disputes over religious processions. Hasan provides detailed accounts of both incidents, alleging administrative bias and seeking Jinnah's intervention with the Viceroy and UP Governor.

Description: This extensive correspondence provides a granular view of how local communal conflicts in the United Provinces were brought to the attention of national Muslim leadership during the crucial period of 1939-1941. The letters from M.T. Hasan reveal the day-to-day challenges faced by Muslims under Congress provincial governments and their perception of systematic discrimination. Hasan's detailed narratives of the punitive tax case and the Ujhani firing incident demonstrate how local grievances were framed as part of broader patterns of anti-Muslim policies. Jinnah's responses showcase his dual role as both a national political leader and an advocate for Muslim rights at the highest levels of British administration. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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