From Commissionerate to Governor Province, the Role of Muslim League and Congress in the Political Reform Movement of NWFP in British India
This article explains the role of the Muslim League and Congress in the struggle of the frontier people for the introduction
of reforms in NWFP. The time span of the study i-e the era discussed in the article is mainly from 1901, when the Commissioner Province of NWFP was established, to 1931 when it was granted the status of Governor Province. The article discusses the general outlook of the province, the attitude of colonial masters, the political awakening of the people, the struggle of the Muslim League and Congress in demanding introduction of reforms for the province and finally the proceedings of the Round Table Conferences. The conclusion of the article is that the British agreed to the introduction of reforms because the Indian Political leaders and masses were unanimous in their demand for reforms in NWFP.
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Reforms, Frontier, Congress, Muslim League, Khudai Khidmatgars
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(1) Munazza
Undergraduate Student, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Zeeshan Ahmad
Undergraduate Student, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Maghfoor Ullah
Undergraduate Student, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan
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Cite this article
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APA : Munazza., Ahmad, Z., & Ullah, M. (2022). From Commissionerate to Governor Province, the Role of Muslim League and Congress in the Political Reform Movement of NWFP in British India. Global Political Review, VII(III), 18-25. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-III).03
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CHICAGO : Munazza, , Zeeshan Ahmad, and Maghfoor Ullah. 2022. "From Commissionerate to Governor Province, the Role of Muslim League and Congress in the Political Reform Movement of NWFP in British India." Global Political Review, VII (III): 18-25 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-III).03
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HARVARD : MUNAZZA., AHMAD, Z. & ULLAH, M. 2022. From Commissionerate to Governor Province, the Role of Muslim League and Congress in the Political Reform Movement of NWFP in British India. Global Political Review, VII, 18-25.
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MHRA : Munazza, , Zeeshan Ahmad, and Maghfoor Ullah. 2022. "From Commissionerate to Governor Province, the Role of Muslim League and Congress in the Political Reform Movement of NWFP in British India." Global Political Review, VII: 18-25
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MLA : Munazza, , Zeeshan Ahmad, and Maghfoor Ullah. "From Commissionerate to Governor Province, the Role of Muslim League and Congress in the Political Reform Movement of NWFP in British India." Global Political Review, VII.III (2022): 18-25 Print.
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OXFORD : Munazza, , Ahmad, Zeeshan, and Ullah, Maghfoor (2022), "From Commissionerate to Governor Province, the Role of Muslim League and Congress in the Political Reform Movement of NWFP in British India", Global Political Review, VII (III), 18-25
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TURABIAN : Munazza, , Zeeshan Ahmad, and Maghfoor Ullah. "From Commissionerate to Governor Province, the Role of Muslim League and Congress in the Political Reform Movement of NWFP in British India." Global Political Review VII, no. III (2022): 18-25. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-III).03