Correspondence of Makhdumzada Sayed Mohd Raza Jillani with M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Internal Dissent and the Struggle for the Muslim League in Punjab

Subject: Unionist Party | Internal Party Conflict | Pakistan Resolution | By-elections

Date of publication: 1945

Language: English

Page: 4 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27632

Keyword: Punjab Muslim League -- Unionist Party -- Makhdumzada Sayed Mohd Raza Jillani -- Internal Dissent -- By-elections | Pakistan Resolution -- Muslim League Block -- Provincial Autonomy -- Jinnah's Leadership.

Abstract: This collection of letters from Makhdumzada Sayed Mohd Raza Jillani, a Muslim League Member of the Legislative Assembly from Multan, to M.A. Jinnah exposes a critical internal struggle within the Punjab Muslim League in 1945. Jillani provides a stark critique of the Unionist Party-aligned Punjab Ministers, whom he accuses of sabotaging the Muslim League's agenda and being "slaves of the British Bureaucracy." He urgently appeals to Jinnah to intervene directly in Punjab politics, insisting on the nomination of "true Muslim Leaguers" in upcoming by-elections and the formation of a distinct League bloc in the Assembly to advance the Pakistan cause, highlighting the significant challenges Jinnah faced in consolidating the League's authority in this key province.

Description: This correspondence offers a ground-level perspective on the intense political friction in Punjab, a province critical to the success of the Pakistan Movement. The letters reveal the deep frustration of loyal League workers with the perceived duplicity of their own ministers who were also members of the rival Unionist Party. It showcases Jinnah's role as the central figure to whom party members appealed to resolve internal disputes, enforce discipline, and provide strategic direction against formidable local opposition. This collection is vital for understanding the complex provincial politics that Jinnah had to navigate to achieve his national objectives. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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