Fourteen Points of Quaid-i-Azam and Nehru Report Effects
Fourteen Points of Quaid-i-Azam and Nehru Report Effects The Fourteen Points, presented by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1932, outlined his vision for a future Indian constitution, emphasizing federalism, provincial autonomy, minority representation, and Muslim rights, including separate electorates and a guarantee of representation in central and provincial cabinets. The form of the future constitution should be federal, with the residuary powers to be vested in the provinces. A uniform measure of autonomy shall be granted to all provinces. All legislatures in the country and other elected bodies shall be constituted on the definite principle of adequate and effective representation of minorities in every province without reducing the majority in any province to a minority or even equality. In the Central Legislature, Muslim representation shall not be less than one third. Representation of communal groups shall ...