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The main clauses of the Lucknow Pact were:

1. There shall be self-government in India.

2. Muslims should be given one-third representation in the central government.

3. There should be separate electorates for all the communities until a community demanded for joint electorates.

4. System of weightage should be adopted.

5. The number of the members of Central Legislative Council should be increased to 150.

6. At the provincial level, four-fifth of the members of the Legislative Councils should be elected and one-fifth should be nominated.

7. The strength of Provincial legislative should not be less than 125 in the major provinces and from 50 to 75 in the minor provinces.

8. All members, except those nominated, were to be elected directly on the basis of adult franchise.

9. No bill concerning a community should be passed if the bill is opposed by three-fourth of the members of that community in the Legislative Council.

10. Term of the Legislative Council should be five years.

11. Members of Legislative Council should themselves elect their president.

12. Half of the members of Imperial Legislative Council should be Indians.

13. Indian Council must be abolished.

14. The salaries of the Secretary of State for Indian Affairs should be paid by the British Government and not from Indian funds.

15. Out of two Under Secretaries, one should be Indian.

16. The Executive should be separated from the Judiciary.

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What is the importance of Lucknow pact in the history of relations between Muslims and the Hindus?

It united people in India to seek independence. Relations between Muslims and Hindus in India had always been cordial. The pact was between POLITICAL parties, not between religious factions.


Importance of lacknow pact?

the Lucknow pact was a significant moment in the movement of self rule. it was the first time that the Hindus and Muslims made a joint demand for political reform to the British. this was the first time Hindus accepted that partition would be necessary in any self governing India. Muslims also recognized that if they worked with congress that they had greater chance of protecting their rights. the belief grew among the people that home rule (self government) was possible. the pact made Hindu-Muslim unity more stronger.


Why was the Lucknow Pact signed?

[Muslims' New Strategy] When Bengal was partitioned in 1905, Hindus reacted against the decision and they went on violent protests and boycotts of British goods. On the other hand, the Muslims remained loyal to the British rule. The British could not sustain the pressure of demonstrations and reversed the decision of partition in 1911. This was a betrayal to the Muslims' loyalty. They realized the British rulers could no longer be trusted. Now they had to devise a new strategy for achieving their goals. They wanted to turn towards the demand of self-rule but they needed constitutional protection - separate electorate and provincial autonomy - from Hindus after the British would leave India. Muslim League, therefore, signed the Lucknow Pact in 1916 in which Congress agreed on granting the Muslims 1/3 reserved seats in the central legislative council.[Jinnah's Role] At the time of the pact, Muhammad Ali Jinnah was an idealist who believed that Hindus and Muslims could work together. He wanted that all religious groups should live together in harmony. He was a strong supporter of Hindu-Muslim unity. He believed that joint demands would put more pressure on the British. Therefore he persuaded the Congress and the Muslim League for the Lucknow Pact in 1916. He believed that this pact would lead to united Indian nation.(Note: Mr. Jinnah became realist after Nehru Report in 1929 who then believed in the two-nation theory).[Joint Demand] Congress was keen to gain the support of Muslim League for its demand of self-rule in India. It hoped that it would be difficult for the British to reject the joint demand of self-rule for longer time. Therefore, it was ready to give concessions to Muslim League for its own objective of home-rule. That is why Congress went into Lucknow Pact with Muslim League in 1916.


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When Lucknow pact came?

1916


Which year lucknow pact was signed?

1916


What is the definition of the Lucknow Pact of 1916?

Lucknow pact was signed in1916,by both the communities, that were the Muslim league and the congress to work together for the independence of the country,india.but when the partition was held,it had no specific worth.


Which two political parties were the party of Lucknow pact?

republicants and democrates


When was the Lucknow Pact finalized?

The correct answer is: 1916


What is the importance of Lucknow pact in the history of relations between Muslims and the Hindus?

It united people in India to seek independence. Relations between Muslims and Hindus in India had always been cordial. The pact was between POLITICAL parties, not between religious factions.


Lucknow pact 1916?

(December 1916), agreement made by the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League and adopted by the Congress at its Lucknow session on December 29 and by the league on Dec. 31, 1916. The meeting at Lucknow marked the reunion of the moderate and radical wings of the Congress and was dominated by B.G. Tilak, the Marāthā leader. This session and the pact that came from it marked nationalist beginnings that resulted in the Noncooperation Movement of Mohandas Gandhi, 1920-22. The pact dealt both with the structure of the government of India and with the relation of the Hindu and Muslim communities.


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