Lucknow pact

Question 1

when was the Lucknow pact?

Answer 1

1916

Question 2

what were the joint demands of the Lucknow pact?

Answer 2

• more council seats
• protection of minorities
• provincial autonomy
• proposals are binding on Britsih

Question 3

what concessions did congress give?

Answer 3

• the right of separate electorates
• 1/3 representation in the council
• group in minority would have reserved seats (provinces)
• self rule/autonomy for muslims

Question 4

Importance of Lucknow pact?

Answer 4

• Muslims move towards self-rule
• Muslim Hindu unity & better relations
• First joint demand for self-rule
• Muslim demands accepted by congress

Question 5

Why did the Lucknow pact come about?

Answer 5

Muslims strategy:
-Muslims lost trust in the British after 1911(reversal)
-needed constitutional protection, the separate electorate, and 1/3 representation from Hindus before demanding self-rule
-Lucknow pact achieved this
Jinnah:
-Jinnah was an ambassador of Hindu Muslim unity and an idealist
-joint demands would yield greater results
Swaraj:
-Congress wanted self-rule
-believed joint demand would put pressure on British
-therefore it was willing to give concessions to the League

Question 6

what was the Lucknow pact

Answer 6

-the first instance of Muslim-Hindu unity
-joint demand for the political reform to the British:
1 more seat in councils
2 minority protection
3 provincial autonomy
4 Proposals to be binding on British
-acceptance of congress (after 25yrs of fighting against it)
1 separate electorate
2 higher representation than the population (in minority areas, applies to both parties)
3 self-rule of Muslims
4 1/3 representation of Muslims