Fourteen Points of Jinnah's Significance and why Quaid e Azam gave 14 points
In 1928 the Hindu leader Nehru presented the 'Nehru Report'. It was completely against the Muslims. It had broken the Lucknow pact as well. Quaid-e-Azam rejected it and presented his fourteen points, which are as follows.- Federal Constitution: The form of the future constitution should be federal with residuary power vested in provinces.
- The measure of Autonomy: A uniform measure of autonomy shall be granted to all provinces.
- Election of Legislative: All legislatures in the country and other elected bodies shall be constituted on definite principles of adequate and effective representation of minorities in every province without reducing the majority in any province to a minority or even equality.
- Muslim Representation: In the central legislative Muslim representation should not be less than one-third.
- Representation of Communal Groups: Representation of communal groups shall continue to be by means of separate electorates provided that it shall be opened to any community, at any time, to abandon its separate electorate in favor of a joint electorate.
- Territorial re-Distribution: Any territorial re-distribution that might at any time be necessary shall not in any way affect the Muslim majority in Punjab, Bengal, and northwest Frontier Province.
- Religious Liberty: Full religious liberty that is the liberty of belief, worship, observance, propaganda, association, and education shall be granted to all communities.
- Passing of Resolution: No bill, resolution, or any part shall be passed in any legislature or any other elected body if the three-fourth member of any community in that particular body opposes it as being injurious to the interest of that community or in the alternative such other method is derived as may be found feasible and practicable to deal with such cases.
- Separation of Sindh: Sindh should be separated from the Bombay Presidency.
- Introduction of Reforms: Reforms should be introduced in North-West Frontier Province and Baluchistan on the same footing as in other provinces.
- Protection of Muslim Culture: The constitution should embody adequate safeguards for the protection of Muslim culture and for the protection and promotion of Muslim education, language, religion, personal laws, and Muslim charitable institutions and for their due share in the grants-in-aid given by the state and by self - governing bodies.
- Formation of Cabinets: No cabinet, either central or provincial should be formed without there being at least one-third of Muslim ministers.
- Changes in the Constitution: No changes shall be made to the constitution by the central legislature except with the concurrence of the states constituting the Indian federation.
- Equal Opportunity of Jobs: Provision should be made in the constitution giving Muslims an adequate share along with the other Indians in all the services of the state and in local self-governing bodies having due regard to the requirements of efficiency.
Conclusion:
The fourteen points of Quaid-e-Azam proved to Hindus that now Muslims would never accept Hindu domination easily.
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