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Simla (Shimla) Delegation/Deputation
(1906)
Background
Formation of the Deputation
Demands of Shimla Delegation
Ø Demand for Separate Electorate
The right to choose their representatives
in council elections should be granted to Muslims. In order for Muslim voters
to elect Muslim representatives and Hindu voters to elect Hindu
representatives, the Muslim constituencies should be reserved, which entails
separating the Muslim and Hindu constituencies.
Ø
Demand for More Seats than Population
Muslims should be awarded more seats than
they actually have due to their significance in political and historical terms.
Ø
Demand for Share in Government Service
In all government and semi-government institutions,
Muslims ought to receive employment in a special proportion.
Ø Membership of Judges and Executive Council
Muslims should be appointed as judges of
the High Courts and Supreme Courts, as well as candidates for the Viceroy's
executive council.
Ø Representation in the Senate and Syndicate
of Universities
Muslims ought to be represented in the university
syndicate and senate.
Ø
Making of Muslim Universities
It is appropriate to elevate Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental
College in Aligarh to the rank of the university.
Response of Viceroy Lord Minto
Importance of Shimla Delegation/Deputation
v Basis of Pakistan Movement
In the history of Muslims on the
subcontinent, the establishment and demands of the Shimla delegation are
comparable to a turning point. The Viceroy of India's encouraging and
supportive response gave the Muslims a sense of political consciousness and
self-assurance.
v
Source of Establishment of Muslim League
The Muslims were inspired and emboldened by
the Shimla Delegation's success in creating a distinct Muslim Political Party for
Muslims, i.e., All India Muslim (1906).
v Security for Islamic Ideology
The delegation's proposal for a separate electorate was an effort to liberate Muslims from Hindu enslavement created by British rule. The representation of Muslims in councils and other elected posts was to be given to Muslim leaders in response to this demand.
v Protection of Muslim Rights and Interests:
In an effort to highlight the Islamic
Golden Age and the political and organizational prowess of the Muslims, more
seats were demanded than there were people.
v Freedom from Economic Exploitation:
Ending Muslim economic exploitation was the
main demand for employment in government agencies.
v Representation in Administration and Judiciary
Muslims were made more secure by
demands for their appointment as judges on the High Courts and Supreme Courts
and as members of the Viceroy's administrative council.
v Educational Development of Muslims:
The demand for Aligarh Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College's inclusion in the Senate and Syndicate of Universities as
well as the designation of a university was necessary for the advancement of
education and the arousal of political and administrative consciousness.
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