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Question
How did Jinnah justify his stand to resort to ‘Direct Action’?
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Solution
Jinnah justified his stand to resort to ‘Direct Action’ by stating that British had machine guns to enforce their will, the Congress had the weapon of civil resistance, therefore, the Muslims should also prepare for self-defence and self-preservation by ‘Direct Action’.
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