Fourteen Points of Jinnah

The Fourteen Points of Jinnah were proposed by Muhammad Ali Jinnah as a constitutional reform plan to safeguard the political rights of Muslims in a self-governing India. A comparison of the Nehru Report (1928) with Jinnah’s Fourteen points had a political gap between the Muslims and the Hindus in India. Jinnah's aim was to get more rights for Muslims. He therefore gave his 14 points. These points covered all of the interests of the Muslims at heated time and in this Jinnah stated that it was the "parting of ways" and that he did not want and would not have anything to do with the Indian National Congress in the future. The League leaders motivated Jinnah to revive the Muslim League and give it direction. As a result, these points became the demands of the Muslims and greatly influenced the Muslims thinking for the next two decades till the establishment of Pakistan in 1947.

Background

The report was given in a meeting of the council of the All India Muslim League on March 28, 1929. Nehru Report was criticized by Muslim leaders Aga Khan and KARIM JALAL . They considered it as a death warrant because it recommended joint electoral rolls for Hindus and Muslims.[1]
Muhammad Ali Jinnah left for England in May 1928 and returned after six months. In March 1929, the Muslim league session was held at Delhi under the presidency of Jinnah. In his address to his delegates, he consolidated Muslim viewpoints under fourteen items and these fourteen points became Jinnah 14 points.[1][2]

The Fourteen Points

Reactions

Among the Hindus, Jinnah's points were highly disregarded. Jawaharlal Nehru referred to them as "Jinnah's ridiculous 14 points".[3] These demands were rejected by the Congress Party.

Aftermath

After the fourteen points were publicised, Jinnah was invited to attend the round table conferences, where he forwarded the Muslim point of view.[2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "History Of India(from National Movement To Present Day) – N. Jayapalan – Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  2. 1 2 "Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic Identity: The Search for Saladin – Akbar S. Ahmed – Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. 1928-12-28. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  3. ↑ "Encyclopaedia Eminent Thinkers (vol. 13 : The Political Thought Of M.A. Jinnah) – Jai Narain Sharma – Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  4. ↑ "Indian History – Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
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