AFFAIRS IN INDIA.
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. CONTINUANOE OF CAMPAIGN. ATTITUDE OP GHANDHI. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. DELHI, February 5. While the Assembly is debating a resolution urging the Government to adopt a policy of conciliation towards Congress, the civil disobedience movement continues unabated and is even more intensive in some parts of the country. The Congress leaders in Bombay have started again the illicit manufacture of salt. Two hundred demonstrators picketed shops selling English cloth, and many were arrested after a clash with the police. ~ : Gandhi has written urging the Viceroy to institute an official inquiry into alleged harsh treatment of demonstrators throughout India by the police. If the Viceroy acquiesces, Gandhi, it is stated, will endeavour to persuade Congress to take advantage of the Premier’s offer to India. Gandhi said if the returning round table conference delegates were able to explain satisfactorily the Premier’s declaration in the light of his demands, h'e saw a settlement possible, and he was ready to call off the civil disobedience. ' i
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Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18247, 7 February 1931, Page 4
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