Jinnah raised Qns which are still relevant. As the largest religious minority in world, IM are one of the major victims of majoritarian democracy. It is political struggle of these 100s of mns of besieged Ms which will define the meaning of plural demc for the coming centuries
https://twitter.com/Inquilabo/status/1317171060467363840
Does my neighbour have the right to make laws on my behalf, without any qualification or limitation, just because he is my neighbour?
Can the minority against whom prejudice is rampant in the majority surrender all its rights based on the false assurances of majority leaders?
Can the minority against whom prejudice is rampant in the majority surrender all its rights based on the false assurances of majority leaders?
Can two communities be called one nation when they do not intermarry or even inter-dine?
Can a strong Centre be allowed to be dominated by a community which outnumbers you three to one in this vast subcontinent without any provisions for veto from the minority side?
Can a strong Centre be allowed to be dominated by a community which outnumbers you three to one in this vast subcontinent without any provisions for veto from the minority side?
Can the majority amend the constitution unilaterally because it has a three-fourths majority?
Could a few provinces not decide to secede in this context, because they fear injustice and unfair treatment, like the provinces of north-west and east?
Could a few provinces not decide to secede in this context, because they fear injustice and unfair treatment, like the provinces of north-west and east?
On all of these questions, even the most liberal individuals turn into die-hard nationalists and start talking of unity of India, brotherhood of masses etc. However, I think these questions are just the starting point of a larger debate which will inevitably take place again
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