The Nehru Report and Muslim Rights — Page 21
[ 2 l ] representation of the different comn1unities is fixed on the basis of population excepting in the follo,ving cases :- ( a) l\ luslims in N. \V. F. ProYinces. Baluchistan, and Sindh. \\7ill concede to the Hindus repre sentation over and aboYe their legitimate number in exactly the same "·ay as the Hindus ,,,ill concede to the iVluslims in pro vinces ,. vhere they are in a majority. (b) In the Central Government, l\ Iussaln1ans ,,·ill not have representation less than they have at present. In addition to this the League accepted the �1adras resolution of the Congress regarding freedom of opinion, laws affecting religion, cow and music. and incorporated the same in its above-mentioned resolution. It is true that some of the points ,vhich find promin ence in the demands of the other party of the i\ 1 Iuslims have been omitted by the Calcutta League. This ho'\vever does not prove that the Calcutta League is opposed to these demands. For example, the demand for a federal type of Government is not to be found in the Calcutta League resolution. A glance over the speeches delivered on the occasion is, however, sufficient to convince one of the fact that the members of the Calcutta League, were proceeding on the assumption that provinces will be completely autonmous. This will be clear from the following words of Maulana Abul Kala;tn Azad:- '' There would now be nine Hindu Provinces against five Muslim Provinces, and whatever treatment Hi n d us accorded in the nine Provinces, Muslim would accord th e