The Nehru Report and Muslim Rights — Page 98
[ 98 ] sarily imply a separate economic life. Nor does it mean a duplication of all the organs of government. For in stance it is quite possible for one High Court to serve more than one province. " ( Nehru-Report, p. 68. ) As a result of the acceptance of the Muslim demand, the Punjab, Bengal, Sindh, Baluchistan and the N. W. F. Provinces shall form five separate independent provinces. But according to the Nehru-Report, as I will explain later on, the Muslim element at least in Bengal shall be weakened ; the N. W. F. Provinces shall get complete in dependence ; regarding Baluchistan the committee is silent, while the independence of Sindh is doubtful, in asmuch as the conditions laid down are such that, I have reasons to suspect that Sindh shall never be made indP pendent, and if it :is at all separated. its independence will be merely nominal. ,In the first place, the fear of ·' some instrumount able difficulties. '· expressed by the committee is in itself a hint to the Hindu agitators to keep quiet for the pr� sent inasmuch as the matter lies in the hands of their own kith and kin, who would be able in future to create any amount of " difficulties. " I do not understand this fear of '' insurmountable difficulties '· in connection with the separation of Sindh, whereas they do not apprehend any such. . difficulties " with regard to the separation of Karnatic. And, in fact, throughout their recommendation for future government in India they have nowhere else used such expression. Its use in this particular occasion is, therefore, a clear anticipation of formidable Hindu opposition to the Muslim demand. An argument of the same type is ebodied in the suggestion that, Sindh could be separated provided the country's financial condition permitted such a change,