Correspondence from Khan Saheb, Publicity Secretary of C.P. & Berar Muslim League, to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Muslim Grievances under Congress Ministries and Crisis of Muslim Press

Subject: Congress Ministries (1937-1939) | Muslim Grievances | Religious Persecution

Date of publication: 1939

Language: English

Page: 3p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27640

Keyword: Congress Ministries -- Muslim Grievances | Religious Persecution -- C.P. & Berar Muslim League | Star of India -- Raghib Ahsan | Muslim Press -- Political Representation -- Police Bias.

Abstract: This letter from the Publicity Secretary of the Central Provinces and Berar Provincial Muslim League provides a stark, firsthand account of the severe hardships faced by Muslims under Congress-led provincial governments in 1939. The document systematically details multiple fronts of oppression: political (ban on Muslim League activities for government servants), economic (boycotts), social (violation of purdah, mosque desecrations), and administrative (police bias, punitive charges). A significant portion is dedicated to an urgent appeal to save the "Star of India," the sole Muslim daily in Calcutta, from falling under non-Muslim control and to secure the position of journalist Raghib Ahsan, highlighting a critical crisis in Muslim media representation.

Description: This correspondence is a powerful primary source documenting the specific grievances that fueled the Muslim League's narrative of systemic injustice under Congress rule. It serves as a detailed report from the grassroots, listing concrete instances of social boycotts, economic pressure, and religious disrespect to argue for the political necessity of the Muslim League as a protector. The appended concern about the "Star of India" reveals a strategic understanding of the importance of controlling media narrative. This letter is crucial for understanding the provincial realities that strengthened the demand for Pakistan and the role of M.A. Jinnah as the central figure to whom all such appeals were directed. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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