Congress Ministries Resign (Dec. 22, 1939)

                       The Second world War broke out in Europe on Sep. 3, 1939 that brought Britain also within its fold. Without consulting the Indian leaders, the Viceroy declared India also as a belligerent country. 

                       This evoked sharp criticism from Indians and the Congress took the stand that India could not associate herself in a war said to be for democratic freedom when the very freedom was denied to her. The Congress demanded that India should be declared an independent nation .

                       Then only would the country help Britain in the war. The Viceroy in his reply dated Oct. 17, 1939 rejected the congress demand as impracticable and took the stand that the Government could think over the entire constitutional scheme after the war.

                        The Congress condemned the Viceroy’s reply and the Congress ministries everywhere resigned on Dec. 22, 1930. Jinnah was happy over this and he called upon the Indian Muslims to celebrate the resigning day of Congress ministries as ‘the day deliverance’.