The Nehru Report and Muslim Rights — Page 7
7 j. \V. F. Prov in s or Sinclh. in each of whjch th lVlosl 1ns hold vi "W nJat ing lo th sysl<. . n1 of joint • � c to1 nte contra1y lo thos" of th,, Calcutta L agu. } low could tlu: n the (�alcnt ta L agu • b consid red, und ·r the Cll'Ctnnstnncc�, to S{"l"V<. a� th ir r pres nlative? ·r1,. \11-1 a1ties (�onf ercnct. if it ai ail 1n ant lo justify its bonafidcs, should hnv invit d all the different Provincial C'. on11uitteL'S asking th n1 in un quivoca1 t rrns to s nd not only such 1nen1bcrs as repr sented th opinions of the 1najority but as well as those, who had to urg th 1ninority vic,-v-points, so as to enable the conferenc to dispassionately arrive at some decisions after having taken a full consensus of public opinion. But the con veners of this Conference-a handful of gentle1n n pledged to proportionate representation-chose out for in vitation the few bodies already agreed to the 1-lindu vi w point, i. e. . the principles of joint representation. Of all the various associations whose na1n�s app ar on pages 20 and 21 of the Nchru-R. cport, th< 1- re is not on body belonging to the oppo�itc carnp. lt may be declared without fear of contradiction that the quaint procedure adopted. nnn1t�ly, that of leaving severally alone an overwhchning rnajority of the Mussal n1ans, a1nply proves that the All-Parties Conference, if it at all represented any peopl'=', represented only that section of the population which was in favour of joint electorate system. ALL-MUSLIM PARTIES CONI. - ERENCE AT SIMLA. T'he All-Muslim Parties Conference, held last year at Simla-a fact conveniently glossed over by the Nehru Comrnittee,-throws additional side-light on this important issue. That committee preferred to take notice only of