Correspondence between M.A. Jinnah and the Punjab Muslim Students' Federation

Sub title : On Rural Propaganda, Political Training, and the Lyallpur Pakistan Conference

Subject: All-India Muslim League | Punjab Politics | Muslim Students Federation | Pakistan Resolution

Date of publication: 1941

Language: English

Page: 17 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27708

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Punjab Muslim Students' Federation -- Abdus Sattar Khan Niazi | Pakistan Propaganda -- Rural Campaign -- Lyallpur Conference -- Unionist Party -- Muslim League Funds -- By-election Lahore

Abstract: A collection of letters and telegrams from 1941 between M.A. Jinnah and the Rural Propaganda Committee of the Punjab Muslim Students' Federation, led by Mohammad Abdus Sattar Khan Niazi. The correspondence details the students' vigorous efforts to promote the Muslim League's message and the Pakistan scheme in rural Punjab, facing opposition from the ruling Unionist Party and financial constraints. They seek Jinnah's guidance, financial support, and political endorsement. Jinnah's replies offer encouragement and strategic advice, urging self-reliance and steady work. The collection also includes a press clipping on the Punjab Muslim League's new activist phase and culminates in discussions about disciplinary action against League members who violated party policy and a potential by-election candidate.

Description: This extensive collection provides a vivid, ground-level view of the Muslim League's expansion efforts in the crucial province of Punjab in 1941. It showcases the energy and challenges of the student wing in popularizing the Pakistan demand, often in the face of hostility from the established Unionist government. The documents highlight the dynamic between the central leadership of Jinnah, who provides overarching direction and moral support, and the provincial activists who drive the movement forward through grassroots organization and propaganda. The telegrams and letters are particularly valuable for understanding the internal organizational dynamics, financial struggles, and the intense political mobilization that underpinned the growth of the Muslim League as a mass movement. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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