may 16, 1938 - Pirpur Committee

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- Pirpur Committee was established in 1938 by the All India Muslim League to prepare a detailed report regarding the atrocities of the Congress Ministries (1937-1939) formed after the elections under the 1935 Government of India Act in different provinces

- Its report, named Muslim Sufferings under The Congress rule by A.K.Fazlul Huq, charged the Congress with interference with the religious rites, suppression of Urdu and propaganda of Hindi, denial of legitimate representation, and suppression in the economy of the Muslims

- Another such report was the Sharif Report (Bihar Province) of 1938, documenting pro-Hindu and anti-Muslim bias under Congress governments
- Congress severely criticized Pirpur Report