HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Fear of the majority rule
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Communal politics of Hindu Mahasabha and Sikh League
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Disagreement with the proposals contained in the Nehru report
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The challenge of the British government for drawing up an agreed Constitution of India
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jinnah was willing to give up the demand for separate electorates, if Muslims were assured reserved seats in the Central Assembly and representation in proportion to population in the Muslim-dominated provinces of Bengal and Punjab.
Detailed explanation-2: -In reaction to the Nehru Report, Mr. Jinnah was authorized by the League to draft in concise terms the basis of any future constitution that was to be devised for India. Jinnah’s aim was to safeguard the interests of Muslims. He, therefore, gave his 14 points.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jayakar was the leader of the Hindu Mahasabha, who strongly opposed any efforts at a compromise regarding separate electorates for Muslims.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jinnah’s Fourteen Demands All legislatures and elected bodies to have adequate representation of Muslims in every province without reducing a majority of Muslims in a province to a minority or equality. Adequate representation to Muslims in the services and in self-governing bodies.