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1939 in India

Events in the year 1939 in India.

World War II breaks out and political dead lock in India

Incumbents

Events

  • National income - 31,845 million

January - June

  • 2 January – The Muslim League at Patna disapproves the Federation scheme which has already been disapproved by Congress.
  • 29 January – Subhas Chandra Bose is reelected president of Congress at Bombay (a victory for opponents of Federation).
  • 22 February – Thirteen right-wing members of the working committee, including Pandit Nehru, resign from Congress.
  • 3 March – In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest of the autocratic rule in India.
  • 12 March – Congress at Tripuri passes a resolution of adherence to the party of Gandhi.
  • 29 April – S. C. Bose resigns as president of Congress and is succeeded by Rajendra Prasad.
  • 1 May – New Congress working committee announced.
  • 3 May – S. C. Bose announces the formation of a new left bloc under his leadership.

July - December

  • 3 September - Lord Linlithgow declares Emergency in British India.
  • 8–14 September – Congress debates its attitude to the war; Gandhi calls upon the British to implement their declarations of faith in democracy.
  • 18 September – The Muslim League declares that the Federal scheme, now suspended, should be altogether abandoned.
  • 17 October – The Viceroy states the Allied objectives in the war and announces that at the end of the war the Government would consult the several communities, parties and interests in India.
  • 27–31 October – Congress working committee resolved that the Viceroy's statement was wholly unsatisfactory and asked for a statement of war aims; the ministries of Bombay, Madras and Bihar resign.
  • 3 November – Resignation of the ministry of the United Provinces.
  • 5 November – Resignation of the ministry of Orissa; the Viceroy announces that the parties having met have failed to agree.
  • 9 November – Resignation of the ministry of Central Provinces.
  • 23 November – At Allahabad the Congress working committee reaffirms its demand for "recognition of India's independence".
  • 2 December - Jinnah's call for observing 22nd as Day of Deliverance in favour of resignation and end of congress ministries in provinces.
  • 27 December – The first contingent of Indian troops reaches France.

Law

  • 28 February – The budget is presented to the Legislative Assembly in which the duty on raw cotton is doubled.
  • 13 March – The Chamber of Princes approves its own reorganization.
  • 20 March – A new trade agreement with the UK till 31 March 1942 is signed after two years of negotiations.
  • 15 April – The new tariff bill is rejected by the Central Legislature.
  • 18 April – The Council of State passes the new tariff bill a second time.
  • Registration Of Foreigners Act
  • Portuguese Code of Civil Procedure
  • Commercial Documents Evidence Act
  • Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act
  • Limitation Act

Births

Full date unknown

Deaths

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