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constitutional packages. The method vividly adopted by the British was to secure
agreement from all the communities, the direct stakeholders, on some specific
constitutional reforms. Consequently, the Congress and the League leaders negotiated
with the British, signed and concluded agreements for several times and some time
adopted ‘going public policy’ to press on their standpoints. Therefore, the anti-British
verbosity was used as a fashion in the early 20 th century otherwise the political doings
do not ratify their assertion to be the anti-British to the entirety.
The Punjab Unionist Party 74 possessed entirely a different status as compared
to the other political parties. It was performing purely a loyalist character and was
being supported by the British through the Governor. The party being in a facilitating
position attracted the Punjabi Sikh, Hindu and Muslim leaders towards the
government. They wholeheartedly sided with the Muslim Unionists and in return, the
government showered every kind of support to them through proper or improper way.
They were being projected as cross-communal or secular party but as a matter of fact
none of them considered the leader of the rival community as a secular leader. Even
till now, no Sikh or Hindu has claimed that Sir Fazl-i-Husain or Sir Sikandar Hayat
Khan was their hero. On the other hand, till now, no Muslim faction has accepted Sir
Sunder Singh Majithia or Ch. Chhotu Ram as their heroes. Throughout the political
history, the Muslim leaders remained purely the Muslim leaders, the Sikhs as the Sikh
leaders and Hindus as the Hindu leaders. On the educational policy, the Punchayat
Act, Municipal Committee Act, Gurdwara Act and other occasions, the Muslim and
Sikh leaders remained rivals within and outside the Punjab assembly. The Sikh
leadership frequently protested against the biased policies of the Muslim Unionists
and even demanded the Governor to relieve the Muslim minister, Sir Fazl-i-Husain
from the office. Most of the Muslim writers agreed that Sir Fazl-i-Husain had worked
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