In March 1940, the League had its first wartime meeting known as Lahore Resolution in which Jinnah demanded a single nation state-Pakistan. Jinnah realized that Hindus and Muslims were different from each other in philosophy, social customs, religion and literature, which called the Muslims to have a separate nation.
The reaction of Gandhi was Disappointing as he called it ‘baffling’ or ‘untruth’. He said that the Muslims and their ancestors had been in the past low cast Hindus before they converted to Islam and so they don’t need a separate nation. Another reason for the opposition of partition was that the creation of Pakistan would create new defensive problems for ‘Hindustan’.
In addition, British Government even at this stage wanted to keep the subcontinent united. But to Muslims partition was the solution to all their problems, and in Jinnah they had a leader not to be weakened by any kind of opposition.
The reaction of Gandhi was Disappointing as he called it ‘baffling’ or ‘untruth’. He said that the Muslims and their ancestors had been in the past low cast Hindus before they converted to Islam and so they don’t need a separate nation. Another reason for the opposition of partition was that the creation of Pakistan would create new defensive problems for ‘Hindustan’.
In addition, British Government even at this stage wanted to keep the subcontinent united. But to Muslims partition was the solution to all their problems, and in Jinnah they had a leader not to be weakened by any kind of opposition.
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