what was Muhammad Ali jinnah's proposal for muslims?
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He put forth his proposal in fourteen points.Some of the demands were as:
The form of the future constitution should be federal, with the residuary powers vested in the provinces;
A uniform measure of autonomy shall be guaranteed to all provinces;
All legislatures in the country and other elected bodies shall be constituted on the definite principle of adequate and effective representation of minorities in every province without reducing the majority in any province to a minority or even equality;
In the Central Legislature, Muslim representation shall not be less than one third;
Representation of communal groups shall continue to be by means of separate electorate as at present: provided it shall be open to any community, at any time to abandon its separate electorate in favour of a joint electorate.