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A Brief History: Foundation Of Pakistan Part Four.

In continuation of blog series under title as cited above, part four is written as demanded by an Indian friend.

The Bengal was parted on 1905. But, after strong agitation from Hindus and boycott of British's products, the partition of Bengal was annulled on 1911. Indian Muslim lost an opportunity to get a Muslim electorate elected who could rise the voice of Indian Muslim in the Assembly. It had awaken many Muslim and Muslim leaders. On 1913, Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined All India Muslim League on this condition that he would not give up supporting the Congress. He tried his level best to bring these two rival closer to each other, so as to come to amicable points. One of his great success was Lucknow pact, 1916 where Muslim as a separate electorate was accepted by the congress. On 1918, he resigned from congress after seeing non-serious of Hindus leaders toward the issues of Indian Muslims.

Even after resignation from Congress on1918, Jinnah had not thought of a separate homeland for Indian Muslim at that time. He continued hoping for the powerful India. Jaswat Singh, who is formal foreign minister of India at the platform of BJP, wrote a book on Jinnah mentioning therein Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a greater leader than Ghadhi for his unbiased ideas of independence. Resultantly, he was ostracized from his part. Yet he didn't abjure from his remarks on Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

But the draft constitution entrusted to the committee led by Moti Lal Nehru held 08 March, 1928 and published in August, 1928 general known as Nehru Report once again left Indian Muslims in a daze. The proposals in the draft constitution were laid down as under:-

1) Muslim electorates (separate electorates) were to be immediately abolished.

2) The Muslim desires for the reservations of 56% seats in the Punjab and 55% seats in Bengal legislatures and an effective 1/3 representation at Central Legislature were turned down. 

3) A declaration of rights should be inserted in the constitution, assuring the fullest liberty of conscience and religion.

It was quite impossible for Indian Muslims to agree to that proposals which were against the interest of them. The Muslim League had formulated some suggestions to be incorporated in the form of amendment in the draft of the Nehru Report. All of them were rejected by the Hindu Majority at the All Parties Conference. Explaining his point of view at the conference, Muhammad Ali Jinnah said, "If you do not settle this question today, we shall have to settle it tomorrow, but in the meanwhile our national interests are bound to suffer."

How did Jinnah respond to the Nehru Report?  To know it, please wait till my next blog.

(To be continued......)