Delhi Resolution

Delhi Resolution
Presented8 April 1946
RatifiedApril 1946; 78 years ago (1946-04)
LocationAnglo-Arabic Hall, Delhi
Author(s)Muslim League sub-committee consisting of: Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan, Mirza Abol Hassan Ispahani, Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman, I.I. Chundrigar, and Abdul Matin Chaudhary;[1] Resolution moved by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
SignatoriesAll-India Muslim League
PurposeTo abrogate the Lahore Resolution and confirm the Muslim League's intention of advocating a unitary Pakistan

The Delhi Resolution (Urdu:دہلی قرارداد; Bengali:দিল্লির প্রস্তাব), was a Resolution of the All-India Muslim League, written by an All-India Muslim League sub-committee and moved by Prime Minister of Bengal Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, passed during the All-India Muslim League legislators convention in Delhi in April 1946. It is noted for calling for the establishment of a United Pakistan comprising Northwest India and Northeast India.

  1. ^ Rashid, Harun-or- (2003). The Foreshadowing of Bangladesh: Bengal Muslim League and Muslim Politics, 1906–1947. Dhaka: University Press Limited. pp. 232–233.