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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 196, 21 August 1933, Page 7

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Government Claims Gandhi Broke Promise. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE WORK. (British Official Wireless.) ' (Received 12 noon.) RUGBY, August 20. The Earl of Willingdon, Viceroy of India, on his return to Simla with Lady Willingdon from his Bombay tour, yesterday held a meeting of the 'Executive Council. Later the Government issued the following communique on the attitude towards Gandhi's fast:— "Gandhi claims that the privileges promised by the Government to enable him, while in prison, to continue his campaign for 'untouchability' are insufficient. The Government reminds him that when at liberty recently he concentrated not on his 'untouchability' work but on civil disobedience, and states that his present claim is to dictate terms of his imprisonment. At the same time, if he is willing to abandon all civil disobedience activities and incitements, the Government is willing to set him completely ,nt liberty so that he can devote liimself wholly, and without restriction, to the cause of social reform."

After 40 hours without food Gandhi spent a day in bed receiving visitors and giving out material for his newspaper "Harijan."

Gandhi is losing weight rapidly and is suffering severely from nausea. If ho persists in bis fast it will be difficult for him to survive. He has made no reply to the Government offer to release him if he undertakes to call off civil disobedience.

It is believed he is determined to con tinue his fast-