Early Appeals to M.A. Jinnah for the Reorganization of the Bihar Provincial Muslim League

Sub title : Correspondence from Patna (1937)

Subject: Bihar Politics | Provincial Reorganization | Muslim Political Mobilization

Date of publication: 1937

Language: English

Page: 3 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27614

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Muslim League — Bihar | Provincial Organization — Political Mobilization — 1937 | Ashraf Manzil — Patna

Abstract: A letter written to M.A. Jinnah in 1937 from a Muslim leader in Patna, appealing for his direct personal intervention to revive the dormant Provincial Muslim League in Bihar. The writer emphasizes the apathy of local Muslims and states that without a visit from Jinnah, all local efforts to reorganize the League and make it a "live force" will be in vain. This highlights the critical role Jinnah played as a national leader in galvanizing provincial units.

Description: This document is a personal letter addressed to M.A. Jinnah, the leader of the All-India Muslim League. Dated June 26, 1937, it provides a snapshot of the challenges faced by the League at the grassroots level in the crucial province of Bihar following the 1937 elections. The core of the letter is a fervent plea for Jinnah to visit Bihar, as the author believes his personal leadership is essential to overcome local apathy and factionalism and to successfully reorganize the League. It underscores Jinnah's centralizing role in the early stages of the mass mobilization that would eventually lead to the demand for Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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