Congress Forced Partition, Jinnah Opposed It | Ep. 6 | The Sole Spokesman | Dr. Ayesha Jalal

Dr. Ayesha Jalal’s Sole Spokesman is an immensely significant text because it lays out how Jinnah aimed for a united India, with parity between Muslim and Hindu majority areas, negotiating a Pakistan federation that included undivided Punjab and Bengal. Jinnah’s maximum demand was a federation comprising Muslim-majority provinces negotiating an all-India center with parity and equal say.
Despite Jinnah's attempts to keep Bengal united, Congress leaders like Nehru opposed this, leading to the eventual partition. Dr. Jalal argues that Jinnah did not want the partition of India, but rather a Pakistan that included Muslim majority provinces within a united India.
This nuanced view contrasts with the conventional belief that Jinnah sought the division of India. Congress's refusal to accept the Cabinet Mission Plan, which offered a compromise, ultimately led to partition.
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[@bilalbajwa]

Great content, thank you.

[@sijut1515]

If congress accepts the cabinet plan then India cannot function as one nation one people. Jinnah himself knows this truth, that it is because when he created Pakistan he rejected the cabinet plan and follow Indian function. Moreover, congress also knws that Muslim league is not capable of running a government so a power-sharing is disaster. Congress vision proved correct when Pakistani people and army removed the Muslim league. Another factor is that partition of India suggested by jinnah and Muslim league at first. Many of jinnah's speeches also states that and people voted for him. Finally, u said congress forced partition? right. This idea caters to many constituencies - it strokes the conceit that Pakistan was an amputation of Mother India; it appeals to locals who believe separation a bad business from the beginning; and it denies Jinnah any responsibility for Partition. But can u explain this statement of jinnah "It would be a great mistake to be carried away by Congress propaganda that the Pakistan demand was put forward as a counter for bargaining.”

[@shatnermohanty6678]

Are you saying Jinnah wanted a Muslim majority pakistan INSIDE a federation of India ? That would have been catastrophic because this meant the country would have been internally divided on basis of religion and a lingering source of conflict and a long term civil war . With the meddlesome Muslim league out of India , the Indian leaders could focus on nation building and establishment of Democracy . While Jinnah and the Muslim league had no idea or plans for running a totally independent country and the result is that pakistan is still struggling to come together as a nation with No government ever completing a full term .

[@AshokGupta-oq6hs]

Sir,partition has been a done deal since 1947 ,77 years ago Prof Jalal and her fans now should move on since partition can not.be undone. At present it is irrelevant who was the hero and who was the villain. More than Mr Nehru ,the center player has been Mr Jinnah, a hero in Pakistan, and a villain in india.