Which party announced "Direct Action Day" in British India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Muslim League
After the Cabinet Mission talks broke down, Jinnah called for a “Direct Action Day” to press the Muslim League’s demand for Pakistan; on that day, 16 August 1946, riots broke out in Calcutta.
NCERT (2026-27): “4. Quit India … A Cabinet Mission sent in the summer of 1946 failed to get the Congress and the League to agree on a federal system that would keep India together while allowing the provinces a degree of autonomy. After the talks broke down, Jinnah called for a ‘Direct Action Day’ to press the League’s demand for Pakistan. On the designated day, 16 August 1946, bloody riots broke out in Calcutta. The violence spread to rural Bengal, then to Bihar, and then across the country to the United Provinces and the Punjab.…” |