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Nehru Report 1928

The Nehru Report of 1928, drafted by an All Party Conference and chaired by Motilal Nehru, called for immediate Dominion status for India, a two-chamber parliament, equal rights for all citizens, and Hindi as the official language. The report was rejected by the All India Muslim Conference in 1929, as many Muslims felt their views were ignored, leading Jinnah to propose amendments that included Muslim representation and provincial autonomy. This rejection marked a significant turning point in Indian politics, with Jinnah declaring it 'the parting of the ways' between the Congress and the Muslim League.

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Nehru Report 1928

The Nehru Report of 1928, drafted by an All Party Conference and chaired by Motilal Nehru, called for immediate Dominion status for India, a two-chamber parliament, equal rights for all citizens, and Hindi as the official language. The report was rejected by the All India Muslim Conference in 1929, as many Muslims felt their views were ignored, leading Jinnah to propose amendments that included Muslim representation and provincial autonomy. This rejection marked a significant turning point in Indian politics, with Jinnah declaring it 'the parting of the ways' between the Congress and the Muslim League.

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Question 2:

What was the Nehru Report 1928? (4)

OR

What were the terms of Nehru Report of 1928? (4)

Answer:

In May 1928, members of the Congress, the Muslim League, the Liberals, the Hindu
Mahasabha and the Central Sikh League met in an All Party Conference to draft the
constitution which the Indian people thought should be used to govern their country.
Pundit Motilal Nehru chaired the committee that devised this constitution, and was
contained in the Nehru Report. This was approved by the All-Party Conference in
September 1928.

The report called for

Immediate Dominion status for India, federation with two-chamber parliament, no


separate electorate or reserved seats for minorities, no state religion, equal rights for men
and women as citizens and Hindi to be made the official language of India. Gandhi
proposed a resolution saying that the British should be given one year to accept the
recommendations of the Nehru Report or a campaign of non-cooperation should begin.
The resolution was passed.

Question 3:

Why did All India Muslim Conference reject the Nehru Report in 1929? (7)

OR

What did Jinnah mean when he talked of ‘the parting of the ways’ in 1929? (7)

Answer:

Although the Nehru Report had been drawn up by an All-Party Conference, many Muslims
were horrified by its proposals. It seemed that the views of the Muslims had been ignored
and that Congress was turning its back on the agreement it had made in the Lucknow Pact
in 1916. On January 21, 1929, the All India Muslim Conference rejected the report.
In an attempt to save the Report, Jinnah proposed four changes which laid down the
demands of the Muslims in India in the clearest possible terms:

1. One-third of the elected representatives should be Muslims.

2. Reservation of the Muslim seats in Punjab and Bengal, based on their population for ten
years.

3. Residuary powers should be left to the provinces.

4. The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Sindh should have full provincial status.

The failure of Congress to accept these proposals was to have a major impact on the
history of the sub-continent. Jinnah described this moment as 'the parting of the ways' and
it was certainly an important step in the eventual partition of India. Jinnah would not try to
reconcile Congress with the Muslim League again. Instead it was time to make clear what
was acceptable from the Muslim Point of view.

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