WHAT CONGRESS AND GANDHI HAVE DONE TO THE UNTOUCHABLES : APPENDIX III 309
S PECIAL C LAIMS OF M USSULMANS
A. The North-West Frontier Province shall be constituted a Governor’s Province on the same footing as other Provinces with due regard to the necessary requirements for the security of the Frontier.
In the formation of the Provincial Legislature, the nominations shall not exceed more than 10 per cent. of the whole.
B. —Sind shall be separated from the Bombay Presidency and made a Governor’s Province similar to and on the same footing as other Provinces in British India.
C. —Mussulman representation in the Central Legislature shall be one-third of the total number of the House, and their representation in the Central Legislature shall not be less than the proportion set forth in the Annexure.
S PECIAL C LAIMS OF THE D EPRESSED C LASSES
A. —The constitution shall declare invalid any custom or usage by which any penalty or disadvantage or disability is imposed : upon or any discrimination is made against any subject of the State in regard to the enjoyment of the civic rights on account of Untouchability.
B. Generous treatment in the matter of recruitment to Public Services and the opening of enlistment in the Police and Military Service.
C. —The Depressed Classes in the Punjab shall have the benefit of the Punjab Land Alienation Act extended to them.
D. —Right of Appeal shall lie to the Governor or Governor or General for redress of prejudicial action or neglect of interest by any Executive Authority.
E. —The Depressed Classes shall have representation not less than set forth in the Annexure.
S PECIAL C LAIMS OF THE A NGLO -I NDIAN C OMMUNITY
A. —Generous interpretation of the claims admitted by SubCommittee No. VIII (Services) to the effect that in recognition of the peculiar position of the community, special consideration should be given to the claim for public employment, having, regard to the maintenance of an adequate standard of living.
B. —The right to administer and control its own educational institutions, i.e. European education, subject to the control of the Minister.
Provisions for generous and adequate grants-in-aid and scholarship on the basis of present grants.
C.—Jury rights equal to those enjoyed by other communities in India unconditionally of proof of legitimacy and descent and the