The Nehru Report and Muslim Rights — Page 71
[ 71 ) (4) In the central legislature, Muslim representation hall in no case be less than what they are entitled to no"' : in fact. in orde-r to safeguard their interests ade quately. it should be increased to one-third of the total nu111ber of seats. l5) Con1n1unal electorate iystem shall continue, that is. every con1munity shall choose its own representatives. ln the event of the afore-mentioned four demands being satisfied. one group from among the Muslims will be prepared to substitute separate electorate by joint elec torate system ,�tith reservation of seats. (6) Government �hall not interfere with religion, religious propaganda ai1d conYeJ sions, and further it shall enact no la,v relating to religion, social life or culture, as ,,·ould affect '"·holly or mainly any particular religious community. In order to ensure the strict enforcement of the above-mentioned conditions, it has been urged by the l\lussalmans that, ( i) each community shall b� allotted governmental posts on population basis ; and that. (ii) for introducing changes in the constitution of the Indian Government, it shall be provided that in the matter -of the laws pertaining to the rig-hts of minorities and pro lection thereof, no changes shall be introduced without the consent of the minorities themselves. From what I have studied of the constitutional law of the Czechoslovakian Republic, where the situation is more or less the same as it is in India, and further, from what I have seen of the Hindu activities during the past few weeks, I have decided to urge a further point, name ly, that it should be definitely laid down that the Central Covernment shall have no power to modify the terri-