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The Lahore Resolution (, ''Qarardad-e-Lahore''; Bengali: লাহোর প্রস্তাব, ''Lahor Prostab''), presented by Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq, the Prime Minister of Bengal was a formal political statement adopted by the All-India Muslim League on the occasion of its three-day general session in Lahore on March 22–24, 1940. It called for the creation of a group of 'independent states' for Muslims in north-western and eastern zones within British India. The constituent units which were states of the group were to be autonomous and sovereign.〔"North Western and Eastern Zones of British India should be grouped to constitute ‘independent states’ in which the constituent units should be autonomous and sovereign"- Lahore Resolution. ()〕 The resolution later evolved as a demand for a separate and single Muslim state called Pakistan.〔Christoph Jaffrelot (Ed.) (2005), ''A History of Pakistan and Its Origins'', Anthem Press, ISBN 978-1-84331-149-2〕 Although the name "Pakistan" had been proposed by Choudhary Rahmat Ali in his Pakistan Declaration〔Choudhary Rahmat Ali, (1933), ''Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?'', pamphlet, published January 28. (Rehmat Ali at the time was an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge)〕 in 1933, A.K. Fazlul Huq and Muhammad Ali Jinnah including other leaders had kept firm their belief in Hindu–Muslim unity.〔Ian Talbot (1999), ''Pakistan: a modern history'', St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-21606-8〕 However, the British constantly created divisions and misconceptions that evolved into Hindu mistrust creating a volatile political climate which gave the idea stronger backing.〔Reginald Coupland (1943), ''Indian Politics (1936–1942)'', Oxford university press, London〕 == Proceedings == The session was held between March 22 and March 24, 1940, at Iqbal Park, Lahore. The welcome address was made by Sir Shah Nawaz Khan of Mamdot. He was also the chairman of the reception committee and personally bore all the expenses. In his speech, Prime Minister Sikandar Hayat Khan of the Punjab, recounted the contemporary situation, stressing that the problem of D.G. Khan was "not of an inter-communal nature, but manifestly an international one".〔(Lahore Resolution (1940) ), Story of Pakistan website, retrieved on April 23, 2006〕 According to Stanley Wolpert, this was the moment when Jinnah, the former ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity, totally transformed himself into Pakistan's great leader.〔Stanley Wolpert (1984), ''Jinnah of Pakistan''. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-503412-7〕 Khan Abdul Wali Khan - and many others - attributes the authorship of the Resolution to Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Haq. Sir Sikandar Hayat's Unionist Party had swept the elections in Punjab and provided support to Jinnah at the urging of Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan resulting in the Sikander-Jinnah pact. Sir Sikandar convinced his class fellow Fazlul Haq, premier of Bengal, to support Jinnah as well. Sikandar supported the British in the Second World War at the request of Sir Winston Churchill after all of India's political parties had refused. The British promised dominion status to India after the war. After his suspicious death other players moved in. Sikandar did not envisage partition of his beloved Punjab. When he learnt of the intended partition of Punjab he rejected this outright. Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq presented the resolution. The resolution text unanimously accepted the concept of a united homeland for muslims on the grounds of growing inter-communal violence〔Muhammad Aslam Malik (2001), ''The Making of the Pakistan Resolution'', Oxford University Press, Delhi. ISBN 0-19-579538-5〕 and recommended the creation of an independent Muslim state.〔Syed Iftikhar Ahmed (1983), ''Essays on Pakistan'', Alpha Bravo Publishers, Lahore, OCLC 12811079〕 After the presentation of the annual report by Liaquat Ali Khan, the resolution was moved in the general session by A.K. Fazlul Huq, the chief minister of undivided Bengal, and was seconded by Choudhury Khaliquzzaman who explained his views on the causes which led to the demand for partition. Subsequently, Maulana Zafar Ali Khan from Punjab, Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi from North-West Frontier Province, Sir Abdullah Haroon from Sindh, Qazi Esa from Baluchistan, and other leaders announced their support. In the same session, Jinnah also presented a resolution to condemn the Khaksar massacre of March 19, owing to a clash between the Khaksars and the police, that had resulted in the loss of 32 lives.〔Nasim Yousaf (2004), ''Pakistan's Freedom & Allama Mashriqi: Statements, Letters, Chronology of Khaksar Tehrik (Movement), Period Mashriqi's birth to 1947''. page 123. AMZ Publications. ISBN 0-9760333-0-5〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lahore Resolution」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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