INDIA.
NATIONAL CONGRESS.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE 8Y CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGH'I Received June 30, II a.m. DELHI, dune 29. Advices from Ahmodabml state that Pundit Motilai Nehru, leader of the Swaraj Party in the Assembly, walked out with his follo-wers from the hall wherein the executive of the- National Congress met to discuss Gandhi’s motion, disqualifying for membership of the executive those not agreeing t-o the quintuple boycott, including councils of thei law courts. After the withdrawal of the Swarajists, the committee adopts ed by 67 votes to 37 Gandhi’s resolution laying down that all Congress officials must sit for half an hour daily, otherwise they will vacate their office. Gandhi then urged that the clause stipulating the vacation of office should be rescinded, on the ground that it was only carried by a small majority, and would'have been defeated if the Swarajists bad voted, to which the committee agreed.—Renter.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 30 June 1924, Page 11
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