JINNAH’S 14 POINTS

Why were Jinnah’s Fourteen Points Presented?

Conflicts were arising in the subcontinent as the hatred between the Muslims and Hindus
became more severe. At this time a constitution was forming and Nehru, the leader of
Congress laid out his set of rules for India. The Nehru report was submitted at 28 August
1928 and it’s demands were the formation of a federation in which only the Princely states
and the British would be included and it would have the dominion status of India, states with
majority Muslims will have a joint election with a state which has majority Hindus which will
cause the Muslims to lose every election and the provinces would have the power to rule their
areas, the power will only rest with the Federation.

Mr.Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League, made an act to counter the report as he had to
protect the Muslim’s rights and their value in India and released a set of amendments that
would satisfy the Muslims and safeguard their interests.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-e-Azam)

(December 25, 1876 - September 11, 1948)
What were the 14 Points?
As mentioned the 14 points were to protect the rights and future of the Muslims of India.
Jinnah made his amendments in the Nehru report which were rejected by the Congress thus
Jinnah released his 14 points for the constitution of India

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The 14 Points of Mr.Jinnah

Consequences of Jinnah’s 14 Points

The 14 Points of Jinnah were rejected by the Congress and were criticized by the Hindus.
Nehru comprehended the 14 Points as “Ridiculous Fourteen Points of Jinnah”. This proved to
the Muslims that Muslims and Hindus can never live peacefully united and it ultimately
provoked Jinnah to establish Pakistan.

The Future Constitution of India

The British parliament passed a new proposal in 1935 called the Indian Act. The Britishers
were ready to give more self rule to the Indians because of all that was going on. The Act was
written in “legal” style and had a set of rules which would allow more self rule to Indians.
Some of the key features of the Act were:

Reference Links:
https://www.pakpedia.pk/14-points-of-quaid-e-azam/
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-the-14-points-of-Jinnah-important-in-the-history-of-
Pakistan
https://www.constitutionofindia.net/historical_constitutions/
government_of_india_act_1935_2nd%20August%201935

Project by: Aasiah Jaffery, Haniya Salman, Alizeh Tariq