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was only later on, when the Congress started parleys with the Muslim
League on sharing of power that this national cum cultural content
was given a go by and the territorial concept began ruling the
roost. Thus was started by the Congress the wild goose chase of
winning over the fanatical Muslim leadership to its finally ending
in Partition.
Further, the mere political cum
territorial concept divorced from its cultural essence can never be
expected to impart any sanctity to the country's unity. The
emotional binding of the people can be furnished only by culture
and once that is snapped then there remains no logical argument
against the demand by any part to separate itself from the rest of
the country.
And again, once we accept politics as
the basis, then also there is no argument against the will of the
people expressed democratically for their separation from the main
body of the country. That is why when Jinnah argued that areas
having a Muslim majority wanted to separate themselves, Congress had
no reply on the basis of principle. In fact, Congress has even
earlier adopted a resolution upholding the dictum of self
determination for any part of the country. So, ideologically
Congress was left with neither any emotional appeal nor any logic or
argument to counter the demand for Pakistan.
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