TERRORISM IN INDIA.

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18524, 2 January 1932, Page 9

TERRORISM IN INDIA.

ANOTHER MURDER. A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT. G OYE R N AIE NT ’ 3 DET E R .711 N A TIG N. ’niied Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright CALCUTTA. Dec. 31. A new phase of terrorism occurred at Calcutta last evening when a Bengali named Ashutosh Neogv was called from his bed by a man who claimed In he a friend and was shol dead on ills doorstep. The murderer escaped. Neogv was a Crown witness in a recent armed robbery case In which several Indians were sentenced. Another prominent topic in the city this morning is an incident which occurred in the Grand Hotel last evening when the Viceroy, Viscount Willingdon. was dining with the European Association. While the dinner was in progress a well-dressed Indian was seen slinking along a corridor. When he was challenged the Indian refused to give his name. Thereupon tie was searched and a loaded revolver was found in his pocket. He was roughly handled and taken to police headquarters, where inquiry proved him to be private secretary to a Mahrajah residing in the hotel. The Viceroy uttered a stern warning to the Congress in a speech at the annual dinner of the European Association. He declared that an attempt by an organisation to impede the constitutional programme, whether by a no-rent or no-reveniie campaign, by boycott, or by defiance of the law’, would be utterly crushed. Lord Willingdon appealed for general co-operation in bringing terrorists to justice. He said tho Government was determined to move as rapidly as possible with constitutional reforms and nothing would be allowed to impede them.

LATER. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. REVIVAL OF CAMPAIGN. DECISION OF CONGRESS. L’nltpo TVrsa A??n. —Blur Trl. Copyright. (Received Jan. 2, 11.10 a.in.) DELHI, Jan. 1. A revival of civil disobedience throughout India is imminent. The Viceroy lias informed Gandhi Hint wiiile lie' is willing to meet the Congress leaders lo discuss constitutional mailers arising out of the Round-table Conference, he will In no circumstances discuss the recent ordinances promulgated to maintain law and order and the protection of the vast majority of citizens. The Congress Executive Committee held a meeting and resolved that unless a favourable reply is received from the Viceroy the Congress would call upon (lie nation to re-start disobedience and non-violent picketing to prevent the sale of British goods, especially cloth; also the manufacture of salt, on lines similar to the previous campaign. Addressing a crowd at Bombay Gandhi indicated that lie expected soon to lie arrested.

Congress makes its final decision regarding disobedience to-day.