Motilal Nehru Report Aug 1928

Background

1928: APC estd.

• a committee of PAC under Motilal Nehru drafted Principles of CoI

Key Points

• dominion status i.e. Sovereignty, defence, foreign affairs & powers to change CoI w/ British
• SG in domestic affairs
  • in 565PS, paramountcy without democracy
• Union of India having Brit India & 565PS & federal relations b/w the two
  • i.e. 565 Article 370 (non interference)
• unitary structure for british india

• linguistic reorg of provinces
• bicameral legis at centre
• universal adult franchise
• DPSP
• 19 FR
  • liberty, education, WC, Women, LC, minorities

Communal Aspects

• no separate electorates
• NWFP & Baluchistan as full provinces
  • ML $\to$ 🥳 🍻
• Sindh from Bombay (ML 🥳🍾) but only after dominion status and only if financially viable
• no reservation to Muslims in MMP
  • reservation in muslim minority provinces & at centre as per $\%$ in population
    • but not $1/3$ (ML 😔💔)
• Reservation to non muslims in Sindh, NWFP
  • reservation to be reviewed after 10yrs
• No state religion, but protection of culture of minorities