Jinnah's "Fifteen Points" Safeguards for Muslims of India

Sub title : Constitutional Demands of the All-India Muslim League

Subject: Indian Constitutional Reforms | All-India Muslim League | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Minority Safeguards

Date of publication: 1929

Language: English

Page: 70 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28361

Keyword: Jinnah -- Fourteen/Fifteen Points -- Muslim League -- Constitutional Safeguards | Separate Electorates -- Federalism -- Provincial Autonomy -- Sindh -- North-West Frontier Province -- Baluchistan -- Minority Rights -- Cabinet Representation

Abstract: This document outlines the fifteen key constitutional demands presented by Muhammad Ali Jinnah on behalf of India's Muslims. The points cover a federal structure with provincial residuary powers, guarantees for Muslim majorities in Punjab, Bengal, and NWFP, separate electorates, one-third representation in the central legislature, and the separation of Sindh from Bombay.

Description: This file contains multiple versions and pages detailing the set of constitutional demands famously known as Jinnah's "Fifteen Points." Drafted in 1929 as the Muslim League's response to the Nehru Report, the document stipulates conditions for Muslim participation in a future Indian constitution. Its core demands include a federal system, protection of Muslim majorities in key provinces, separate electorates, religious and cultural safeguards, and specific provincial reforms such as the separation of Sindh. The file includes the main list of points as well as supplementary sections addressing the formation of cabinets, representation in services, and legislative procedures for protecting community interests. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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