Communal Representation by Muslim League
The Muslim League came to be considered the representative body of the Muslims. The principle of communal representation was severely criticized by only a few Muslims. But their voice was suppressed. The Muslims gradually started living separately from Congress. The Muslim League also could not take the form of a representative body. On political questions, the government used to advise the representatives of the Muslim League only.
On the one hand, the Muslim delegation was demanding representation on communal lines, and on the other hand, the extremists of the Congress were demanding complete independence. The growing popularity of extremists in India increased the government’s concern. Lord Marley was not in favour of communal representation at first, but on the insistence of Minto, the matter of communal representation was accepted. On that basis, the Morley-Minto Reform of 1909 AD was implemented.
All India Muslim League Notes with MCQs
All India Muslim League Notes: The partition of Bengal (1905) gave rise to communal division. The Muslim League was formed on 30 December 1906 under the leadership of Nawab Aga Khan of Dhaka and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk to protect the rights of Indian Muslims. Initially, it received a lot of support from the British, but when it adopted the idea of self-government, the support from the British ended.