Why did Jinnah produce his 14 points in 1929? (7 Marks)

 

PAK STUDIES

 CHAPTER 8

7 Mark Questions 

Q1. Why did Jinnah produce his 14 points in 1929?

   There are many reasons why Jinnah drafted his 14 points. Firstly, in 1928, the Nehru Report was drawn which basically suggested the ways in which India should be governed. Though this was produced in an All-India Party Conference; however, its proposals horrified the Muslims. Some of these were: Hindi to be made the official language, India to be a federation, and no separate weightage or electorates for any community.  Such suggestions implied that the Hindus were turning their backs on the agreements in Lucknow as what they were demanding was totally against Muslim interests. Hence, Jinnah realized that he had to present his own proposals in order to present Muslim views in front of the British. 

Secondly, Jinnah produced his 14 points to set out the demands of any future negotiations with either Congress or the British government. Some of these included 1/3 seats for Muslims, separate electorates, and the same amount of autonomy. He wanted to lay the foundation of Muslim interest that would be strictly demanded by the league and nothing else. Lastly, Jinahh produced his 14 points to suggest the fact that Muslims and Hindus were two separate communities with different demands. Thus, both should be dealt differently by the British. This is why he announced it "parting of ways" as he believed Muslims and Hindus could no longer work as one.