The Nehru Report and Muslim Rights — Page 70
I • CJ1/\Pl'ER VI. Muslim Demands and the Nehru-Report. DETAILED STUDY. • 1 N the light of my criticism of the Neh � u-Report, the politically minded section of the public cannot but agree that the Report is not at all a satisfactory solution of our present problems ; nor can the Muslims accept it without vitaJly endangering their future. But as people at large are not, generally, so well acquainted with, or interested in political matters that they might be expected to apply principles to facts, I consider it necessary to review. in detail, the whole position '" ? ith regard to Muslim -demands and the Nehru--Report. As already stated, the Musiim demands are, as fol lows:- ( 1). The future Government of India shall be of a federal type, i. e. , the Central Government should derive its powers from the provinces, and not the latter from the former. With the exception of those subjects, re garding which, for the purpose of joint administration. the provinces might delegate their po\\rers to a central authority, the residual powers should vest in the. provinces. (2) Reforms shall be extended to the N. W. F. Pro vinces; and, Sindh and Baluchistan shall be constituted into separate and independent provinces. (3) All communities shall be allotted seats, in local bodies, according to their respective numerical strength, except in the case of very small minorities who may be given a few extra. '3eats.