Desai-Liaquat Proposition (AD-1945) - General Knowledge of Modern India
Mahatma Gandhi had agreed that until the Congress and the Muslim League reached a conclusion about the future of the country or the formation of an interim government, the British rulers would not grant independence to the country. That is why Mahatma Gandhi directed Bhulabhai Jeevanji Desai to make another attempt to satisfy the leaders of the Muslim League and to break the political deadlock from 1942 to 1945.
Desai, the leader of the Congress in the Central Assembly and being a friend of Liaquat Ali (leader of the Muslim League), met Liaquat Ali in January 1945 and submitted a proposal for the formation of an interim government at the Centre. After Desai's announcement, Liaquat Ali published the agreement, the main points of which were:
- Nominating equal number of people in the Central Executive by both
- Representation of minorities, especially the Scheduled Castes and the Sikhs
- Formation of a government which works in accordance with the then prevailing Government of India Act, 1935 framework.
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