The main features of Lahore Resolution

1. The geographically contiguous areas should be regarded as separate regions;

2. These areas should be formed in such a way as to facilitate to constitute
'independent
states' in the North-Western and Eastern zones for the Muslim majority;
3. The constituent 'units' or the regions of these states should be autonomous as
well as
sovereign;
4. Effective steps shall be taken to protect the cultural, political,
administrative and other
rights of the minorities in the newly independent Muslim states;
5. The framing of the future constitution shall be based on the above principles.
- The word 'Pakistan' was not mentioned in the proposal, although the proposal
appeared to
be known as 'Pakistan Proposal'.
- In the Lahore Resolution, the formation of two sovereign states of comprising two

majority Muslim regions was thought of.

- In view of the geographical location, it should have been like that. In 1946, in
the 'Delhi
Muslim Legislators Convention', with Mr. Jinnah as chair, the plan of more than one

states was dropped and One Pakistan plan was adopted.

- According to this plan, India was divided on August 14, 1947 and two independent
states
emerged. North- Western and Eastern Muslim majority regions of British India formed

Pakistan and the rest formed Indian Union.

- The 1940 Lahore Resolution and Jinnah's 'Two Nation Theory' were the basis of the

creation of Pakistan.
- Though Pakistan was created on the basis of the said resolution, its structure
was
incongruous.
- The distance between East and West Pakistan was more than one thousand miles with

Indian territory in between.

- The language-culture, history-tradition, clothings, food habits of the majority
Bangalis in
the state were different from those of West Pakistanis.
- West Pakistanis particularly the Punjabis thought that their ancestors came from
outside
India and aristocratic blood flowed into their nerves. Because of this mentality,
West
Pakistanis looked down upon Bangalis as an inferior nation.
- As a matter of fact, West Pakistani rulers established a kind of internal
colonial rule from
the birth of Pakistan. During this rule, the status of Bangalis was tantamount to
somewhat
aliens in their own countries.
- The first discriminatory attitude by the West Pakistani rulers manifested towards

Bangalis in the question of language. Instead of the Bangla language of the

majority
Bangal is, West Pakistani rulers tried to impose Urdu as the only state language
upon
Bangalis.