Legislative Assembly Debates Tuesday 24th August 1937 Official Report

*Sir Muhammad Yakub : (a) Will the Honourable the Home Member state the reasons and considerations which resulted in the Railway Administration in India being taken away from the charge of the Indian Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council ? (b) Will the Honourable the Home Member state the reasons why the new portfolio was not given to the Indian Member who was in charge of the Railways ? Mr. [...] Sir Muhammad Yakub : The message was printed in the Hindustvi Times and the Honourable Member could have referred the matter to the Department of the Director of Public Information of the Government of India for which the taxpayer pays huge sums every year ? Mr. [...] *Sir Muhammad Yakut) : (a) Is the Foreign Secretary aware of the intensity of the feelings of the Mussalmans of India against the proposals contained in the report of the Royal Commission on Palestine ? (b) Does the Foreign Secretary propose to make a representation to the British Government on behalf of the Mussalmans of India to the effect that the proposal recommending the partition of the Holy [...] Winston Churchill's agreed amendment was carried turning down the recommendations of the Palestine Commission was the opinion of the Muslims of India —why the Muslims are not the only persons concerned—of the feeling of Indian[ do not accept the view that it is a question only for Muslims in India— was the feeling of the people of this country communicated to His Majesty's Government ? Mr. [...] S. Satyarnurti : With reference to the matter now pending before the League Council as to the future of Palestine in view of the recomendations of the Royal Commission was the opinion of India communcated to the League Council ? Mr.