EXPLAIN SHORTLY ABOUT LUCKNOW PACT (1916)
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The Lucknow Pact was an agreement reached between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League (AIMLM) at a joint session of both the parties held in Lucknow in December 1916. Through the pact, the two parties agreed to allow representation to religious minorities in the provincial legislatures. The Muslim League leaders agreed to join the Congress movement demanding Indian autonomy. Scholars cite this as an example of a consociational practice in Indian politics. Mahajan who led the Congress while framing the deal, and A.K. Fazlul Haq (who was part of both Congress and the Muslim League in 1916) and Mahatma Gandhi also participated in this event.
The arrangement between Indian National Congress INC and The Muslim League reached a session of both the parties held at Lucknow in 1916. The agreement that took place in Lucknow where both the parties had an agreement, is known as the Lucknow Pact.
1*The agreement between the parties on a separate communal electorate formally established communal politics in India.
2*Through the pact, INC also tacitly accepted that India consisted of two different communities with different interests.
3*The pact included self-government in India.
4*Many members of the Imperial Legislative Council to be Indians were decided in the pact.
5*New introduction of weightage for minority representation.
6*Members of the Legislative Council to elect their President themselves.
7*The reform suggested was the abolition of the Indian Council.
8*In November 1916, leaders from both parties met again in Calcutta and discussed and amended the suggestions.
9* In the meeting, the leaders consulted with each other and drafted a set of demands for constitutional reforms.
10*Lucknow meeting was the first time both the parties were meeting for a joint session.