Nehru Report and Muslim League
At the time of the appointment of the Simon Commission, the Minister of India, Birkenhead, challenged that Indians could not present any unanimous plan on their part regarding constitutional reforms. To answer this challenge, an all-party conference was organized in Delhi in February 1928 with the efforts of Congress. Under the chairmanship of Pt. Motilal Nehru, a committee was constituted to plan the constitution in India. At the time of preparation of the report of this committee, the representation of Muslims was accepted through a joint election system. But this report was widely debated, so Muhammad Ali Jinnah presented the following three suggestions:
- Muslims should be given one-third representation in the Central Legislature.
- In Punjab and Bengal, Muslims should be given representation on the basis of population for 10 years.
- Residuary powers should be given to the Provincial Legislature, not to the Centre.
When the all-party conference rejected Jinnah’s suggestions, he joined the Shafi faction of the Muslim League and adopted the path of purely communal politics.
All India Muslim League Notes with MCQs
All India Muslim League Notes: The partition of Bengal (1905) gave rise to communal division. The Muslim League was formed on 30 December 1906 under the leadership of Nawab Aga Khan of Dhaka and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk to protect the rights of Indian Muslims. Initially, it received a lot of support from the British, but when it adopted the idea of self-government, the support from the British ended.