IAS Mains General Studies Sample Answers

Mr. C. Rajgopalachari had evolved a formula with full approval of Gandhiji for Congress-Muslim League co-operation on the basis of Pakistan in March 1944.

It had provisions like the League would endorse the demand for independence and cooperate with congress in forming a provisional government for the transitional period. Whether or not they should from a separate state, a plebicite of all the inhabi-tants in the muslim majority areas in the North-west and North-East would decide at the end of the war.

Agreements would be made for Defence, Communication and other essential matters in the event of separation. Only if England transferred full powers to India, the above terms could be operative. But due to objections of Jinnah the talk failed. He called this formula a plan to cut organs of Pakistan. He regarded if a proposal to confine muslims in their homes.

Mr. Jinnah was contending that the Muslims of India as a separate nation had the right of self determination and muslims alone had the right to vote for partition and not the whole population of the disputed area. Thus, he denied the rights of non-muslims. Jinnah wanted congress to accept the two nation theory. He opined that partition should be adopted even though England does not transfer full powers to India. He also accepted the common centre for India and Pakistan. Jinnah rejected the C.R. formula, for all these reasons.

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