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Most of the recommendations, particularly in the field of education and recruitment embittered cested interests who protested and launched an organized agitation at Srinagar and Jammu.Many of the Agitators included leaders, like Kashyup Bandu,Pt. Damuder Bhat, Sardar Mahinder Singh and Gopal Datt Mangi were arrested but released soon. The Muslim youth under the leadership of Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah struggled for freedom of expression and succeeded in attaining freedom of press and platform when in November 1931 A.D ban on publication of weekly Ranbir was lifted and case against its editor Lala Hans Raj were withdrawn.Minshi Mehrajud Din Ahmad started a new news paper Pasban followed by Amar by Lala Shiv Ram Gupta and Vitasta by Pt.P.N.Bazaz. Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah for his great qualities of head and heart and undaunted leadership attained the fame and status of a undisputed leader of masses and for his fearless speeches was called as “Sher-i-Kashmir”. In order to struggle from one Platform, the leaders laid the foundation of a political party called Muslim Conference and evtrusted its leadership to Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah who fought valiantly for speedy implementation of the recommendations as made in the Glancy Commission Report.
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But soon differences erupted among the leaders which resulted in formation of Azad Conference by Mirwaiz Maulana Mohammad Yousuf Shah.The entire Muslim population particularly in the city of Srinagar got divided into two factions and the following of Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah were called as ‘Sher Party’ and the followers of Maulana Sahib as ‘Bakra Party’. The two groups fought with each other on many accasions resulting in loss of many lives.
In a bid to save the movement ,young group among the Muslim Conference leaders, with left list learnings, came to the forefront and pleaded for unity among men irrespective of caste, creed and religion. The envisaged that the movement was not against any particular individual or a community rather against a system which deprives an individual of his basic rights and fruits of his hard labour.Finding Sher-i-Kashmir responsive to their ideology the Young Men’s Association reiterated their faith in his leadership and the Muslim Conference Organisation. Many non Muslims joined the organization and pleaded for making it broad based to accommodate the feelings of other communities and even to change the nomenclature of the organization. Certain hard core elements like’Ahmedias’ did not like the idea and tried to sabotage the move. In a meeting held on June 28, 1935 A.D. at Daribal it was established that Ahmedias like Molvi Mohammad Abdullah Vakil and Gulam Nabi Gilkar work more for the propagation for their faith than for freedom movement. Similarly Mirwaiz Hamdani became a bit uncomfortable to see he changed attitude of Muslim Conference leaders and gate vent to his feelings by critising the leadership for their haughty attitude towards other view points.He even raised doubts about proper use of party funds by workers and leaders. The charges and the counter charges led to bickrings within the party and created misunderstanding among the people.Referring to such type of activities by Ahmedias and Mirwaiz, Sher-i-Kashmir said: “those…………… who want to fight us should somein the open field Our guns will tear them into pieces”. The deep differences among the party leaders finally resulted in the exit of Ahmedias and Mirwaiz Hamdani from the Muslim Conference in 1937 A.D.
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But soon differences erupted among the leaders which resulted in formation of Azad Conference by Mirwaiz Maulana Mohammad Yousuf Shah.The entire Muslim population particularly in the city of Srinagar got divided into two factions and the following of Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah were called as ‘Sher Party’ and the followers of Maulana Sahib as ‘Bakra Party’. The two groups fought with each other on many accasions resulting in loss of many lives.
In a bid to save the movement ,young group among the Muslim Conference leaders, with left list learnings, came to the forefront and pleaded for unity among men irrespective of caste, creed and religion. The envisaged that the movement was not against any particular individual or a community rather against a system which deprives an individual of his basic rights and fruits of his hard labour.Finding Sher-i-Kashmir responsive to their ideology the Young Men’s Association reiterated their faith in his leadership and the Muslim Conference Organisation. Many non Muslims joined the organization and pleaded for making it broad based to accommodate the feelings of other communities and even to change the nomenclature of the organization. Certain hard core elements like’Ahmedias’ did not like the idea and tried to sabotage the move. In a meeting held on June 28, 1935 A.D. at Daribal it was established that Ahmedias like Molvi Mohammad Abdullah Vakil and Gulam Nabi Gilkar work more for the propagation for their faith than for freedom movement. Similarly Mirwaiz Hamdani became a bit uncomfortable to see he changed attitude of Muslim Conference leaders and gate vent to his feelings by critising the leadership for their haughty attitude towards other view points.He even raised doubts about proper use of party funds by workers and leaders. The charges and the counter charges led to bickrings within the party and created misunderstanding among the people.Referring to such type of activities by Ahmedias and Mirwaiz, Sher-i-Kashmir said: “those…………… who want to fight us should somein the open field Our guns will tear them into pieces”. The deep differences among the party leaders finally resulted in the exit of Ahmedias and Mirwaiz Hamdani from the Muslim Conference in 1937 A.D.
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