The Nehru Report and Muslim Rights — Page 67
·[ 67 l Czechoslovakian Government in the 1natters of general laws and foreign policy. This arrangement has been made in a predominantly Rothunian province. In other parts, however, where they are nowhere in a majority their privileges have been protected in other ways. lln order that their national tongue, religion, and civilisation might be adequately protected, it has been provided by means of statutory laws that Government shall give grants-in-aid to their national committees to run their own schools and religious societies. Secondly, it has been arranged for the minorities to reserve Government appointments in proportion to their numerical strength, and thus a reasonable proportion of the minorities is always to be found in the Government offices, who always take care to see that Lheir communal rights are nowhere ignored. Provisions have also been made to ensure that the laws shaH remain inviolate. It has been stipulated that no Government shall alter, or annul laws pertaining to minorities without the consent of the League of Nations. Under these conditions, no Government even if its majority should wish to change the laws, finds itself competent to do so in view of its constitution, and inter. . national obligations; ,,nd in case it tries by force to break those laws, the other powers are there to see that it does not do so. ( Vide, the Protection of Minorities). No PROTECTION OF MINORITIES IN THE NEHRU-REPORT. lln contrast to the above, strangely enough, the Nehru Committee makes no suggestion vvith regards to the pro tection of minorities. The Nehru--Report does not recom mend an autonomous Muslim Government in predomin antly Muslim provinces similar to that granted to the Russians in Rothunia, nor in areas where Muslims are in minority has it been provided that it shall be left to their