The Nehru Report proposed constitutional reforms for India based on discussions at the All Parties Conferences of 1928. Key provisions included: - Dominion status for India with a central parliament and provincial councils - Rejection of separate electorates in favor of joint electorates with reserved seats for minority communities - Fundamental rights for citizens including equal rights for women and no state religion The report faced criticism from groups like the Muslim League, Hindu Mahasabha, and younger leaders like Nehru and Bose who wanted full independence.

1. Nehru Report
Motilal Nehru, 1861-1931
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4. • All Parties Conference was held at Delhi in January 1928.
The biggest hindrance was the issue of the rights of
minorities.
• The second meeting of the All Parties Conference was held
in March the same year, but the leaders still had their
differences and again were not able to reach a conclusion.
• All Parties Conference met for the third time in Bombay on
May 19 1928,
• Motilal Nehru, Tej Bahadur Sapru, Pradhan, Subhas
Chandra Bose, Madhaorao Aney, M R Jayakar, N M Joshi,
Sardar Mangal Singh, Syed Ali Imam, Shoaib Qureshi.
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5. Provisions
• Constitutional Status: India should be given the status
of a dominion. ( Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South
Africa)
• Rejection of separate electorate for any community,
reservation of seats for Muslims at centre & in states
where they were in minority; Reservation of Muslim
seats could be possible in the provinces where Muslim
population was at least ten percent, but this was to be
in strict proportion to the size of the community;
Muslims should enjoy one-fourth representation in the
Central Legislature. Joint Mixed Electorates
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6. • States based on Languages;
• A new Kanarese-speaking province Karnatic
should be established in South India.
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7. • Fundamental Rights – 19 equal rights for
women (Men & women as citizen)
• , right to form unions, universal adult suffrage
• 4 Fundamental Rights: (xii)No person in school
should be forced to sing religious song, or take
part in religious activity
• No state religion- Complete separation of
state from religion
• Equal opportunity for all;
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8. • Responsible government at the centre &
provinces:
• Central Parliament -500 elected (5 yrs)& 200
senate (7 yrs)selected by states
• Provincil Council- 5 yr tenure; headed by
governor
• Full protection to cultural, religious interest of
Muslims
• Hindi should be made the official language of
India.
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9. • Judiciary- Supreme Court under Parliament
• Property, revenue, finance- GG
• Defence- A Committee PM, MOD, MOEA,
COGS, Army, Air, Naval chiefs
• CIVIL Service- Reorganise
• Armed Forces- NO change in pension & Salary
• Indian States- New Provinces on linguistic
basis, subject to demand by majroity
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10. • Reservation of seats would be be for a period
of 10 Yrs
• Syed Ali Imam did not sign due to bad health
• Shoaib Qureshi refused to sign
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11. Delhi Proposals ( Muslim League)
included
• Joint electorate in place of separate
electorates
• 1/3 rd representation to Muslims in Central
Legislative Assembly
• Representation of Muslims in Punjab & Bengal
according to their proportion
• Formation of three new states- Sindh,
Baluchistan & NWFP
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12. Demand of (Hindu Mahasabha)
• Joint electorate everywhere, and reservation
for Muslims where in minority
• Sindh should be separated from Bombay only
if the Committee certified that it was
financially self-sufficient & dominion status
given
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13. criticism
• Muslim league
• Hindu mahasabha
• Sikh
• Young group led by JL Nehru & Subhas
Chandra Bose wanted independence , and
formed Independence for India League
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