Question

Some of the Muslim organisations showed less interest in their response to Civil Disobedience Movements.
1. A large part of the Muslim population in the country was separated from the Congress after the failure of the Non-cooperation and Khilafat movement.
2. Hindu nationalist groups like the Hindu Mahasabha was closely associated with the Congress.
3. This led to the straining of ties between the Hindus and Muslims.
4. Communal clashes and riots spread across the country as each community was involved in organising their own religious processions and campaigns.
5. M.R. Jayakar who belonged to the Hindu Mahasabha was not ready to compromise with the demand of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, leader of the Muslim League. Jinnah demanded reserved seats for Muslims in the Central Assembly, and he wanted separate representation for the Muslims in Bengal and Punjab.
6. This widened the gap between the two communities.
7. Hence, the majority of the Muslims did not respond to the call for Civil Disobedience Movement.
Thus, alienation from the Congress and distrust among the Hindus and Muslims were the main reasons for the poor response to the call for united struggle.
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Answer 1

Muslim political groups were also lukewarm in their response to the Civil Disobedience Movement.

After the decline of the Non Cooperation -Khilafat movement started , there was a atmosphere of suspicion and distrust between communities.

Alienated from the Congress large sections of Muslims could not respond to the call for a united struggle.

Many Muslim leaders and intellectualls expressed their concern about the status of Muslims as a minority within India.

They feared that the culture and identity of minorities would be submerged under the domination of Hindu majority.