Question

Write a short note on the objectives and the impact of the Muslim League.

Answer 1

Instructions: Clearly discuss the formation, aims, and impact of the Muslim League citing the following points:

• Formation: Formally established on 30th December 1906 at Dhaka
• Aims:
  • Promoting loyalty towards the British in the Muslims
  • Protecting the rights of the Muslims
  • Preventing hostility between the Muslims and other communities
• Impact:
  • Attempt to alienate the Muslims from the national freedom struggle
  • Emergence of the League as a tool in the hands of the British

Solution:
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• The All India Muslim League was formally set up on 30th December 1906 at Dhaka.
• The League aimed to:
  • Promote a feeling of loyalty towards the British government in the Muslims.
  • Protect the different rights of the Muslims and to present their requirements and needs before the government.
  • Prevent any hostility between the Muslims and other communities.
• The Muslim League aimed at alienating the Muslim masses from the mainstream of the freedom struggle. It asked the Muslims to be loyal to the British government.
• The British government encouraged the Muslims to establish a separate political organisation of their own and lent their full support to the formation of the League.
• The British aimed at utilising the League to fight against the Congress. Thus, the League emerged as a tool in the hands of the British.