Abstract
This research article aims to explore the Agrarian Reforms of the Unionist Party
under Sikandar’s Ministry in the Punjab Politics. The Unionist Party had an
agenda to achieve through the improvement of rural areas and to uplift the
deteriorating condition of the ‘Agrarian Class’. To achieve this end, Sikandar
Hayat Khan, in accordance of his Party’s manifesto, introduced the Agrarian
Reforms to facilitate the major communities of the British Punjab such as; the
Hindus, the Muslims and the Sikhs, who would live in a complete communal
harmony to flourish and become prosperous in the province. This study endeavors
to prove that the main priority of the Unionist Party about the Agrarian Reforms
was just to fulfill the demands of the major communities of the Punjab or in other
words, its fundamental purpose was the rural development within the province.
Further, this article depicts the performance of the Unionist Party for the
agriculturists’ welfare and the protection of the rural class and its interests.
Moreover, it investigates the demands, claims and the resentment of the opposition
and its reactions against the Agrarian Reforms during Sikandar’s Ministry. In
addition to this, this research intends to explore the Provincial Muslim League’s
immense favor for the Sikandar’s Ministry, not only regarding the communal
issues but also to support the Unionists’ Agrarian Reforms. It also deals with the
Sikandar’s accommodative behavior and his administrative skills to keep the
Punjabi communities in perfect harmony, shedding light on, whether all the
classes were fully satisfied with the performance of the Punjab Premier or how
much he remained successful in protecting the interests of the rural and backward
societies of the Punjab province.
Maqbool Ahmad Awan. (2017) THE AGRARIAN REFORMS OF THE UNIONIST PARTY UNDER SIKANDAR’S MINISTRY AND THE REACTION OF THE OPPOSITION PARTIES IN THE PUNJAB POLITICS, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 54, Issue 2.
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