The Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), also had an impact on the partition. The INC, formed on December 28, 1885 and lead by Mahatma Gandhi, was committed to a free and independent India. "It was an organization which, despite the tremendous diversity of the sub-continent, was remarkable in achieving broad consensus over the decades" (bbc.co.uk). However they made several errors in their policies towards the 20% of the population that was Muslim (bbc.co.uk). One policy was the Indian National anthem called “Vande Mataram”. The song describes the Hindu goddess, amounting to idol worship in the eyes of monotheistic Muslims (vandemataram.com). Muslim children were forced to sing the anthem in school, which was offensive to the children since the anthem was against Muslim beliefs in Allah. This caused most Muslims to want a division from the Hindus since their religion wasn’t being recognized in the anthem (postcolonialstudies.emory.edu). "In 1942 The INC decided to launch its final assault on British imperialism in the movement that came to be known as the "Quit India" movement" (quaid.gov.pk). Below are movements made by the INC:
1920: “Gandhi launches a non-violent, non-cooperation movement, or Satyagraha, against the British for a free India.”
1929: “Congress calls for full independence."
1920: “Gandhi launches a non-violent, non-cooperation movement, or Satyagraha, against the British for a free India.”
1929: “Congress calls for full independence."