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Why was the Nehru Report rejected?

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Nehru report was made in 1928 by all parties’ conference in opposition
for the Simon Commission and was supported by a vast majority of
non-Muslims. It was rejected because of the reasons given below.

Nehru Report of 1928 was a strictly Hindu version of India's future


constitution. It asked for Hindi to be made the official language of India.
As Urdu was of great cultural importance for Muslims, they opposed it
as it was a threat to their cultural rights.

Nehru Report of 1928 suggested that Muslims should not be given


separate electorates in the council. This angered the Muslims and they
opposed Nehru Report as Hindus were going against Lucknow Pact and
were not accepting Muslims as an important community of India.

Nehru Report of 1928 was also unacceptable as it also suggested


abolition of diarchy and representative government in provinces. It
suggested that there should be a strong center with limited provincial
autonomy which was opposed by Muslims as their demand of full
provincial autonomy was not accepted. Hence, Nehru Report was
rejected as Hindus were trying to dominate Muslims and did not
protect Muslim rights even in Muslim majority areas like Punjab and
Bengal.

The above are the reasons why the Nehru report was rejected.

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