Nehru Report

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The Nehru Report was a 1928 constitutional reform proposal for India that outlined a dominion-style self-government framework and became a key milestone in the Indian independence movement.

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Nehru Report canonical 2
Nehru Report of 1928 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional reform proposal
historical document
political document
adoptedAt All Parties Conference in Lucknow
author Motilal Nehru
chairpersonOfDraftingCommittee Motilal Nehru
commissionedBy All Parties Conference
country India
criticizedBy Muhammad Ali Jinnah
date 1928
draftedBy All Parties Conference
followedBy Fourteen Points of Jinnah
surface form: Jinnah’s Fourteen Points
historicalContext response to Simon Commission
influenced Indian constitutional debates
demand for complete independence in India
language English
location British India
mainSubject Indian independence movement
constitutional reform
self-government
namedAfter Motilal Nehru
opposedBy All India Muslim League
surface form: All-India Muslim League
politicalAlignment Indian National Congress leadership
positionOnFederalism proposed federal structure with strong center
positionOnReligion advocated secular state
positionOnSeparateElectorates rejected separate electorates for religious communities
proposedFormOfGovernment parliamentary system
proposedFranchise adult suffrage in stages
universal adult franchise as ultimate goal
proposedFundamentalRights equality before law
freedom of association
freedom of conscience
freedom of expression
guarantee of fundamental rights
protection of minority rights
proposedHeadOfState Governor-General
proposedJudiciary independent judiciary
proposedLegislatureType bicameral legislature
proposedMinoritySafeguards adequate representation of minorities in legislatures
cultural and educational rights for minorities
proposedPoliticalStatus dominion status within the British Empire
proposedRightsProtection justiciable fundamental rights
relatedTo Indian independence movement
Fourteen Points of Jinnah
surface form: Jinnah’s Fourteen Points

Simon Commission
significance first major Indian-authored constitutional draft for India
key milestone in the Indian independence movement
yearOfAdoption 1928

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Motilal Nehru notableWork Nehru Report
Motilal Nehru drafted Nehru Report
this entity surface form: Nehru Report of 1928
Motilal notableWork Nehru Report
subject surface form: Motilal Nehru