Telegram from Abdul Hamid Khan to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Crisis in Assam: Demolition of Muslim Homes in Barpeta

Subject: Muslim League in Assam | Congress Provincial Governments | Communal Conflict

Date of publication: 1939

Language: English

Page: 1p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27637

Keyword: Assam Muslim League -- Barpeta -- Congress Government -- Demolition | Displacement -- Paddy Crops -- Abdul Hamid Khan -- Communal Tensions -- Muslim Grievances.

Abstract: This urgent telegram from Abdul Hamid Khan, President of the Assam Provincial Muslim League, to M.A. Jinnah reports a critical situation in Barpeta, Assam, in April 1939. It alleges that the Congress-led provincial government has served demolition notices affecting 4,000 Muslim families and is destroying thousands of bighas of paddy crops. The message states that soldiers have been deployed to the area and urgently solicits necessary action from Jinnah, highlighting the severe grievances of Muslims under Congress rule in Assam and the role of the All-India Muslim League as a protector of their interests.

Description: This single, powerful telegram is a stark primary source documenting the intense communal and political tensions in Assam during the period of Congress-led provincial governments (1937-1939). It serves as direct evidence of the kinds of grievances that fueled the Muslim League's narrative of Muslim insecurity within a Hindu-majority political framework. The document exemplifies how provincial crises were immediately escalated to M.A. Jinnah as the supreme leader of India's Muslims, demonstrating his central role as a rallying point and protector. It is a significant piece of evidence for understanding the dynamics that strengthened the demand for Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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