Policy in India
SECRETARY’S STATEMENT A WAVE OF INDIGNATION IBy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] Received June 29, 11.50 p.m. CALCUTTA, June 29. A wave of indignation in India, even among moderate opinion, greeted Sir Samuel Hoare’s statement of Indian policy. The main criticism is directed at the scrapping of the Round Table Conference, which the Indians hoped to be a leading instrument in framing the new constitution. There is no support for the suggestion of Indian representation on the joint Parliamentary Committee, as it is felt that they will have little voice in the final work.
As an instance of public feeling, Sir Phiroze Sethna, a prominent Liberal, declared in an interview that Sir Samuel Hoare’s statement departed from the original programme, which would tend to accentuate distrust and resentment. He added that the Government had gone back on its promises which had rallied the forces throughout the country in support of the conference procedure. The temper of the country at the moment was similar to the anger created by the appointment of the Simon commission with no Indian presentation.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 152, 30 June 1932, Page 7
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