Official Report. Bengal Legislative Council Debates. Friday 6th September 1940

Rai Bahadur MANMATHA NATH BOSE: Will the Hon’ble Minister in charge of the Public Health and Local Self-Government Department be pleased to state— (4) the dates times and places of elections of Presidents of Union Boards in the Sadar Circle in the district of Bankura; (b) whether the Presiding Officers were empowered under rule 29 of the Election Rules under the Village Self-Government Act by the [...] Kabir had no thought of hurting the feelings of the members of the European group and that he.only wanted to give out his own conception of the state of affairs which had led to the complete collapse of the ship-building industry of Bengal in the past. [...] The war is on and there has been a considerable loss in tonnage as a result of the activities of the enemy torpedoes and mines and bombs The shipping industry in England is perhaps unable to keep pace with the growing needs of the trade. [...] The policy of the administration must be changed the policy of exploitation the policy of Imperialism must be abandoned and the shippint industry the industry which is the life-blood of the nation wouldthen proposer. [...] Now that we are an autonomous Government we must look at it from that point of view and if the people are lacking in initiative and lacking in enteprise it is the duty of the Government to take the initiative and help us to grow to the full stature of manhood and take proper place in the Commonwealth of the British Empire.