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Default comparision of nehru report jinnah 14 points

i want to add some insight into this Q..

a critical analysis demands not just the comparison with the nehru report but look into the background of the long standing demands of the muslim community.. as critics pointout that 14 points are just the brain-child of jinnah..

jinnah was also bluntly reminded at the all party muslim conference at delhi on jan, 1929. that he merely represented a small fraction of a community...
and congress is the only one representing all the communities..
nehro report came in this background...
congress had encroached over the rights of the muslims and denied all the previous commitments made in lucknow pact..
nehro report also came at a time when congress was dominated by extremist hindu mind-set..

in the light of such political situation, a critical analysis is:

14 points

1.the future constitution shall be federal...(delhi proposal jan 1929)

2.al legislatures and local bodies...effective representation of minorities... (congress accepted in Lcknow pact 1916... jinnah was refferring to bengal and punjab)

3. muslims shall be granted 1/3rd representation.. ( lucknow pact , act of 1919 and delhi proposal)

5. representation of communal groups.. by means of separate electorates... ( propounded by sir syed ahmad khan followed by ML leaders)

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there is nothing new in 14 points with the exception of two or three twists in the points..
this was an elaboration of long standing demands of muslim community
it was also systematic draft of delhi muslim proposals
jinnah has given a it concrete shape.

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