Factors Leading to the Establishment of the Muslim League: Historical Context and Background
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Political parties in India have a long history that dates back to the country's independence fight. Both the Muslim League and the Indian National Congress are significant political organizations. The fact that splits occurred as a result of the Indian National Congress's split and the differences between Muslims and Hindus was a sad but inescapable fact. In contrast to the majority, Muslim groups believe they are underrepresented and ignored. With the backing of the British government, the Muslim League was established as a result of the same sentiment and philosophy. Such Muslim demands that cause division among the Indian populace have always been tolerated, encouraged, and supported by the British. However, the league became the only organization representing Indian Muslims because of the British government's support for the political Islamists' non-secular goals and disdain for majority rule. Jinnah, who was a significant figure at the time. Jinnah and the Muslim League spearheaded the effort to divide British India into distinct Hindu and Muslim states, and the league rose to prominence as Pakistan's main political party following the 1947 partition of Pakistan. Because it had a large-scale pressure group in British India, its cohesiveness and appeal progressively waned
Authors: Irshad Bashir, Dr. Sonu Saran
Institution: Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407274238