What were the different ways in which religion was used in politics before Partition?
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before partition religion was used in the following ways
1 politicians used to create a feeling of discrimination between the two religion
2 politicians use to take any decision in the binifit of the religion they belong to.
3 moreover they use to create such a feeling between the people to two religion that the people will come on a strikes or people's will start using the method of-violance
1 politicians used to create a feeling of discrimination between the two religion
2 politicians use to take any decision in the binifit of the religion they belong to.
3 moreover they use to create such a feeling between the people to two religion that the people will come on a strikes or people's will start using the method of-violance
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*religion played a crucial role in politics before partition
*to weaken Congress hold over the people the British vigorously followed 'divide and rule' policy
*so with support and encouragement of British muslim league for muslims was started
* separate electorate and reserved seats for muslims were there from 1909
* hindu maha sabha and rashtriya swayamsevak sangh wished to unite all hindus overcoming caste division
* as minorities, Muslim made a demand to carve out a new state from religions where they were majority
* the league created an impression that congress was basically a hindu party
* there were riots broke out and several thousand people dead after cabinet mission plan was rejected......
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