Early Legislative Speeches of M.A. Jinnah – Imperial Council & Congress Addresses

Sub title : Police Reform, Education Bill, Railways, Extradition & Self-Government Debates

Subject: Imperial Legislative Council | Indian National Congress | Colonial Law & Administration | Police Reform

Date of publication: 1912

Language: English

Page: 139 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28331

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah early speeches -- Imperial Legislative Council -- Gokhale Education Bill | Police administration India -- Indian railways -- Self-government resolution | Indian National Congress Calcutta -- Curtis Scheme critique

Abstract: A collection of early parliamentary and public speeches delivered by M. A. Jinnah between 1912 and 1917. Includes his addresses in the Imperial Legislative Council on police administration (1912), Gokhale’s Elementary Education Bill (1912), the Indian Extradition Amendment Bill (1913), and the working of Indian railways (1917). Also features his speech at the 1917 Indian National Congress in Calcutta supporting self-government and critiquing the Curtis Scheme.

Description: M. A. Jinnah’s formative years as a legislator and national leader. These speeches illustrate his legal acumen, advocacy for administrative reform, support for mass education, and early articulation of constitutional demands. The collection highlights Jinnah’s role in pre‑Montagu–Chelmsford political debates and his alignment with Congress objectives before the emergence of the Pakistan movement. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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