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Jinnah’s proposals were rejected when put to vote in All Parties Conference. The Congress
managed to get the majority vote in favour of the Report. They asked the Government to
make a constitution till December 31 according to the recommendations of Nehru Report
and threatened that otherwise the party would start a mass movement for the attainment of
Swaraj. It was also decided that January 26 would be celebrated as the Independence Day.
Jinnah considered it as the “parting of the ways” and once the “Ambassador of
HinduMuslim Unity” was now convinced that the Hindu mindset in India was bent upon
pushing the Muslim minority to the wall.
The fourteen points were;
i. Federal constitution with the residuary powers rested in the provinces.
ii. Provincial Autonomy to all the provinces.
iii. One-third representation of Muslims in central legislature.
iv. No cabinet, either central or provincial shall be formed. Without being a proportion of at
least one-third Muslim Ministers.
v. Separate electorates for all communal groups.
vi. No bill hall be passed if opposed by three-fourth of any community.
vii. Sindh should be separated from Bombay presidency.
viii. Reforms should be introduced in the NWFP and Baluchistan.
ix. Territorial re-distribution shall not in any way, affect the Muslim majority in
Punjab, Bengal, and N.W.F.P.
x. Religious Liberty
xi. Adequate and effective representation of minorities in every province.
xii. Muslims should be given adequate share in the services of State.
xiii. Protection of Muslim's culture and Language.
xiv. No change shall be made in the constitution of state except with the concurrence
(agreement) of state constituting the Indian Federation.
The report ignored political interests of Indian Muslims because important leadership to
speak for Muslims was not there. Jinnah was in England to look after his terminally ill wife.
Sir Ali Imam could not attend the meeting due to bad health. So Muslims were being
represented by Shoaib Qureshi and others who were not important leaders of Muslims. INC
was ignoring what they have previously accepted i.e., separate electorate and one-third
seats in the central legislature. Jinnah tried to advocate the Hindi-Muslim unity once again by
proposing amendments in January 1929. The amendments were;
i- One-third Muslim seats in both houses of central legislature i.e., Council of
state and central legislative assembly.
ii- If adult suffrage will not be established, Punjab and Bengal should have seats reserved for
Muslims based on population.
iii- Residuary powers to be vested in provinces.
iv- Making NWFP and Sindh as separate provinces.
Q: What were Jinnah’s 14 points? [4]
Long Questions
Q: Which of the following was the most important of the Pakistan Movement? [14]
i. The Simon Commission
ii. The Nehru Report
iii. Jinnah’s 14 points
Explain your answer.