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Question
Why did the Muslim League observe the Direct Action Day?
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Solution
(i) Result of the Constituent Assembly: Elections for the Constituent Assembly were held in July, 1946. Congress won 212 seats out of 298 seats and got comfortable majority in the Assembly. The League feared that it would be outvoted in the Assembly.
(ii) Rejection of its demands and formation of Interim Government by the Congress: The League demanded the establishment of two different Constituent Assemblies which were rejected by the Cabinet Mission.
On 14th August, 1946 the Viceroy invited the Congress to form the Interim Government at the Centre and offer was accepted by the Congress. At this M. A. Jinnah felt angry and attacked both the Cabinet Mission and the Viceroy and declared that the Muslims should say good-bye to the Constitutional methods and prepare for self-defence and self-preservation by resort to direct action.
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