Delhi Proposals (1927) In order to break the ice and to bridge the gulf between the Muslims League and Congress so that they could present common demands before the British for the legislation of the new Act, a group of prominent Muslims, mostly members of the two chambers of the central met at Delhi on March 20, 1927. They discussed and tried to chalk out the conditions following which the system of Joint Electorates could be accepted. After a prolonged discussion it was unanimously resolved that League should accept a settlement with the Congress on the basis of certain proposals; the concluded agreement came to be known as Delhi Proposals. Jinnah and company declared that they would withdraw the demand of Separate Electorates provided the following demands will be accepted by the Congress: =>Sindh should be separated from Bombay and should be constituted into an independent province. =>Reforms should be introduced in the North-West Frontier Province and Baluchistan on the same footing as in any other province of India. =>Reservation of seats according to the population for different communities in the Punjab and Bengal. =>Muslims should be given 1/3rd representation in the Central Legislature.
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