What does Nehru mean when he accuses the supporters of a separate Pakistan of moving on the " emotional plane " ? Nehru means that they weren't thinking of anything else , that their choices were ba off their emotions . Contextualization Both Jinnah and Nehru are writing before Great Britain has granted India independence . In other words , the argument over whether India should be split is occurring against the backdrop of the fight for Indian independence . How might this context have affected what Jinnah and Nehru are saying in these documents ?