Question

Which of the following was/were supported by Hyderabad State Congress?
A. Nizam rule
B. Razakars
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: The Hyderabad State Congress (HSC) was a political party in the princely state of Hyderabad. The local leaders in Hyderabad were given the title of “Nizam”
“Razakars” was a private militia organised by Qasim Razvi.

Complete answer:
The Hyderabad State Congress (HSC) was formed in the year 1938. It was a political party in Hyderabad that sought civil rights, representative democracy and maintained the union of Hyderabad with the Republic of India.
The party opposed the autocratic rule of the militancy of the Razakars and the Nizam of Hyderabad.
The Nizams of HyderabadThe Nizams of Hyderabad ruled over Hyderabad for 200 years and contributed to the immense growth of the state both culturally and economically.
Nizam was the title of the local leaders of Hyderabad State, India, since 1719. They belonged to the Asaf Jahi dynasty, which was founded by Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi. Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi was a viceroy in Deccan India, who worked under the Mughal rulers from 1713 to 1721. The Mughal Empire fell apart after Aurangzeb's death in 1707. So, Nizam-al-Mulk founded the state of Hyderabad.
The Nizams had power in the Kingdom of Hyderabad until 17 September 1948. Then, Hyderabad became part of the new Indian Union.
The Asaf Jahi rulers used the money to support free education, art, literature, architecture, and culture. The Nizams of Hyderabad ruled until the September of 1948 after India’s independence from the British.
The Razakars
In the princely state of Hyderabad, there was an Indian politician named Qasim Razvi. He organised a private militia during the rule of Nizam Mir Sir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, known as the “Razakars”.They resisted the amalgamation of Hyderabad State into the Dominion of India. They also want the Nizam to accede the princely state to Pakistan instead of India. Eventually, the Indian Army defeated the Razakars during Operation Polo. Initially, Qasim Razvi was jailed but then allowed to move to Pakistan.

Thus, the correct answer is option (D) None of these.

Note: In 1942, the leaders of the Hyderabad Congress launched a nonviolent campaign of civil disobedience, a Satyagraha, for civil rights, representative democracy along with the Quit India movement led by the Indian National Congress.
After the end of the Quit India struggle in British India, the Nizam government finally ended the ban on the State Congress in 1946. This was the beginning of the process of granting independence to India from British rule.