Fourteen Points of Quaid-e-Azam

QUAID-E-AZAM  MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH
His founder of Pakistan

Introduction: Quaid-e-Azam refused to accept the Nehru Report. In order to project Muslim point of View on the political issues of South Asia, he prepare a draft to guiding principles consisting of fourteen points. These principles are popularly known as Fourteen Points.

The fourteen points of Quaid-e-Azam are as follows: 

 1. Form of Constitution: The form of future constitution of India shall be Federal with the residuary powers rested in the Provinces.

2. Autonomy for Provinces: A uniform measure of autonomy shall be granted be granted to all provinces.

3. Composition of Legislature: All legislature in the county and other elected bodies shall be constituted on the definite principle of adequate and effective representation of minorities in every province with reducing the majority in any province to an minority or even equality.

4. Representation of Muslims in Central Legislature: In the central legislature Muslim representation shall not be less than one-third.

5. Representation of Communal Group: Representation of Command group shall continue to be by separate electorates as at present provided shall be open to any community, at any time to abandon its separate electorates in favour of joined electorates.

6. Safeguard for Muslim Majority Areas: Any territorial redistribution that might at any time be necessary shall in always affect the Muslim majority in the Punjab, Bengal and NWFP.

7. Religious Liberty: Complete religious liberty, i.e liberty of belief, worship, observance, preaching, association and education shall be guaranteed to all communities.

8. Approval of any Resolution: Bill or resolution or any part there of shall not be passed in any legislature or any elected body of three-fourth of the members of any community in that particular body opposed such a bill. Resolution or a part there of could be rejected on the ground that it might be injurious to the interest of the community, or in the alternative, such other method was to be devised as might be found possible and particable to deal with cases.

9. Separation of Sindh from Bombay: Sindh should be separated from bombay presidency.

10. Introduction of Reforms in Sindh and NWFP: Reforms in Sindh and NWFP and Baluchistan on the same footing as in other Provinces.

11. Provisions for Muslims: Provisions shall be made in the constitution giving Muslims an adequate share along with other Indians in all the services of state and in the local self-government bodies.

12. Safeguard for Muslim Community: The constitution shall embody adequate safeguards for the protection of Muslim culture and for the promotion of Muslims Education Language, Religion, Personal laws and Muslim Charitable Institutions and for their due share in the grant in aid given by the state and self-government bodies.

13. Composition of Cabinet: No cabinet either central of Provincial be formed without there beign a proportion of at least one third Muslim Ministers.

14. Constitution of Indian Federation: No change shall be made in the constitution of the State constituting the Indian Federation.

Conclusion: A comparison of the Nehru Report with the Quaid-e-Azam's Fourteen Points shows that the political graph between the Hindus and the Muslims had really widened. These points of the Quaid-e-Azam indicated the Muslims views for a separate land to everybody. Thereafter, a redical change took place in the action and thinking of the Muslim which brought great political changes on the horizon of South Asia.