The Muslim League decided a direct action to obtain Pakistan. Muslim League declared the observance of ‘Direct Action Day’ on August 16, 1946. The direct action day was observed against the Hindus to get Pakistan. The Muslim league adopted the policy of violence.
We shall take Pakistan and ‘We shall fight to take Pakistan’ were the slogans which the league used in their action to get Pakistan. First of all, direct action day was observed in Calcutta, where the government was under Muslim league’s Suhrawardy.