INDIA DURING 1924-1927

• Growth of Radical Hindu Parties (Arya Samaj &

Hindu Mahasabha)
• Split in Congress ----The Liberals
• Split in Muslim League ----The Shafi League
• Provincial Elections 1924,1926
• Read page no 66 and 67
1927-1935
DELHI PROPOSAL-GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT
Constitution making efforts
 DELHI PROPOSAL 1927

▶ Muslims should be given 1/3rd of the seats in Central Legislature through

joint electorates.
▶ Sindh should be separated from Bombay and given full provincial status.
▶ All British reforms should be extended to Balochistan and N.W.F.P.
▶ Number of seats to be given to Muslims in Punjab and Bengal should be
proportional to the Muslim population living there.
 SIMON COMMISSION 1927

▶ Abolishment of Diarchy
▶ Federal system – maximum Indian autonomy
▶ Separate electorates for Muslims
▶ Muslims should not have 1/3rd of seats in central legislature, no reserved
seats
▶ Sindh was to be a part of Bombay
▶ Status of N.W.F.P. and Balochistan should remain the same
 ▶ OBJECTIONS
▶ HINDUS
▶ Commission only contains British members
▶ Federal system
▶ Separate electorates for Muslims
▶ MUSLIMS
▶ No reserved seats in central legislature
▶ Sindh was to remain a part of Bombay
▶ Status of N.W.F.P. and Balochistan remained the same
 NEHRU REPORT 1928

▶ Dominion status with two-chamber Parliament

▶ If full religious liberty is given then no need for separate electorates for Muslims
▶ No reserved seats for Muslims in center
▶ No weightage
▶ Unitary form of government
▶ Hindi should be main language
▶ Vote for all men and women
▶ REASONS OF REJECTION BY MUSLIM LEAGUE
▶ Muslim rights not reserved
▶ Supremacy of Hindus in Unitary form of government
▶ Urdu undermined
 FOURTEEN POINTS OF JINNAH 1929

▶ CAUSES
▶ Rejection of Delhi Proposals
▶ Failure of Nehru Report and Simon Commission
▶ Rejection of Jinnah’s amendments in Nehru Report
▶ Answer to British challenge
▶ IMPORTANCE
▶ Sign of parting of ways of Muslim League and Congress
▶ Complete form of Government
▶ Negotiations with British/Hindus to protect Muslim rights
▶ To unite different shades of Muslims
▶ Muslims to get all safeguards
▶ Safeguard of all including minorities and majority.
 ALLAHABAD ADDRESS 1930

IMPORTANCE
▶ Clarification of Muslim requirement and demands
▶ Two Nation Theory – father of ideology of Pakistan
▶ Inspiration towards the need of separate state
▶ Inspiration for other people to defend their rights
▶ Clear cut objective