14 POINTS OF JINNAH
In March 1929, during all parties meeting Jinnah proposed some amendments on the Nehru Report.
He proposed ‘Fourteen Points’ for safeguarding the rights and interests of the Muslims in any future constitution of the country.
Jinnah’s Fourteen Points were :
1) Federal constitution with residual powers with the provinces.
2) Provincial autonomy
3) No constitutional amendment without the agreement of the states.
4) All legislatures and elected bodies to have adequate Muslim representation without reducing Muslim majority in a province to minority or equality.
5) Adequate Muslim representation of Muslims in the services and in self-governing bodies.
6) 1/3rd representation of Muslims in the Central Legislature.
7) 1/3rd Muslim members in the central and state cabinets.
8) Separate electorates.
9) No bill to be passed in any legislature if 3/4th of a minority community considers it against its interests.
10) Any reorganisation of territories not to affect the Muslim majority in Bengal, Punjab and the NWFP.
11) Separation of Sindh from Bombay Presidency.
12) Constitutional reforms in the NWFP and Baluchistan.
13) Full religion freedom for all communities.
14) Protection of the religious, cultural, educational and language rights of Muslims.