manzilgah was the name of a couple of old buildings near the sadh belo temple in sukkur which were used as a government godown. it was variously claimed to be a mosque and an inn. the hindus opposed muslim claims that the building was a mosque as the presence of a mosque so close to a hindu temple would trigger communal tensions in the area. the ghulam hussain government responded by rebuffing the extremist elements by claiming that the buildings were government property. when allah bux became premier, he sent a commission which reported that manzilgah was an inn. unconvinced, in june 1939, the muslim league launched an agitation. senior league leaders g. m. syed, m. a. khuhro and sir abdullah haroon forcibly occupied manzilgah from october 3, 1939, to november 19, 1939. the government, initially, tried to quell the movement through use of force. however, when the tactic proved unsuccessful, the government yielded and allowed muslims to pray in manzilgah.