Sikhs, Jinnah Accept

Northern Advocate, 3 June 1947, Page 5

Sikhs, Jinnah Accept

“The Sikh leaders, after a conference at Baldev Singh’s home, agreed to accept the British plan, though regarding some features as objectionable, says Reuters New Delhi correspondent. The Congress “High Command wa. still in session at midnight, local time, considering the British planMr Jinnah visited the Viceroy at 11 p.m. and stated that, as far as he was concerned, the plan was wor,able and acceptable, though the Moslem League Council, which meets on June D was the competent authority to give a final verdict. Mr Gandhi, on his day of silence issued a statement at his prayer meetine: “The time is fast coming when India will have to elect its first^Prcsi-

dent of the Republic that is coming into being.’’ The statement described Mr Nehru as the “uncrowned king.” and added that Mr Nehru, however, could not be spared while he was required to cany on negotiations with Britain. Lord Mountbatten, addressing British and Indian servicemen veterans of the Burma campaign said:. “This is a • fateful moment in the history ol our two countries. May the friendship between British and Indian fighting services which we celebrate be symbolic of the future friendship of our two peoples.’’ The Associated Press Amritsar correspondent says fires are reported to have caused damage estimated at over £BOO,OOO. The authorities said that arson gangs caused them. Stabbings and murders have subsided and troops are taking up dispositions. An armed mob attacked a village four miles from Amritsar. Three dead and seven injured were brought tc Amritsar hospital. In Calcutta the situation continued to improve, with only four incidents involving one killed .and four injured.