Why was the signing of lucknow pact an important event towards the growth of unity in india
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The Lucknow Session 1916 {presided by Ambica Charan Majumdar) was special in many respects. Firstly, this session brought the moderates and extremists in Congress on common platform again after nearly a decade, particularly due to efforts of Annie Besant. The Congress President in his address said that “if the congress was buried at Surat, it is reborn in Lucknow in the garden of Wajid Ali Shah“. Secondly, Congress and All India Muslim League signed the historic Lucknow Pact.
The aims and objectives of Muslim League were hitherto unclear and confusing, except that it was started in 1906 by Muslim aristocrats and landlords to preserve Muslim interests and to support British. Till the singing of Lucknow Pact, it seemed to be a fringe organization though it had rapidly brought many Muslims into its fold in a decade.
Meanwhile, Viceroy Lord Chelmsford had invited suggestions from the Indians for Post WW-I reforms in lieu of the Indian support in the war. At this juncture, the Muslim League sought for a sort of joint platform with the congress to put constitutional pressure on the British Government towards making reforms. The idea was that such joint demand would give an impression of Hindu-Muslim unity. Towards this, Congress and Muslim League negotiated an agreement whose main clauses are as follows:
There shall be self-government in India.
Muslims should be given one-third representation in the central government.
There should be separate electorates for all the communities until a community demanded joint electorates.
A system of weightage to minority political representation(giving minorities more representation in the government then is proportional to their share of the population) should be adopted.
The aims and objectives of Muslim League were hitherto unclear and confusing, except that it was started in 1906 by Muslim aristocrats and landlords to preserve Muslim interests and to support British. Till the singing of Lucknow Pact, it seemed to be a fringe organization though it had rapidly brought many Muslims into its fold in a decade.
Meanwhile, Viceroy Lord Chelmsford had invited suggestions from the Indians for Post WW-I reforms in lieu of the Indian support in the war. At this juncture, the Muslim League sought for a sort of joint platform with the congress to put constitutional pressure on the British Government towards making reforms. The idea was that such joint demand would give an impression of Hindu-Muslim unity. Towards this, Congress and Muslim League negotiated an agreement whose main clauses are as follows:
There shall be self-government in India.
Muslims should be given one-third representation in the central government.
There should be separate electorates for all the communities until a community demanded joint electorates.
A system of weightage to minority political representation(giving minorities more representation in the government then is proportional to their share of the population) should be adopted.
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the joint scheme symbolised The Hindu Muslim Unity . both of the communities agreed to compromise in some areas of for the common good. the Congress compromise on its secular character a by accepting in scheme of separate electorate for Muslims .the Muslim league accepted the principles of election and the majority rule as a result of the spec The Hindu and Muslims work together from 1916 to 1922.
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