Council of State Debates Tuesday 29th August 1933 Official Report

The Council met in the Council Chamber at Viceregal Lodge at Eleven of the Clock being the first day of the Sixth Session of the Third Council of State pursuant to section 63D (2) of the Government of India Act. [...] J. B. TAYLOR : The Honourable Member is referred to the monthly statement of the Rupee Debt of the Government of India published by the Controller of the Currency and the return of East India Loans raised in England published by the Secretary of State. [...] THE HONOURABLE RAI BAHADUR LALA MATHURA PRASAD MEHROTRA : Will the Government be pleased to lay on the table copies of representations received in India and in Aden for the transfer of Aden before the commencement of the debate on the motion by the Leader of the &rem on the 31st August ? ITONOURAIILE MR. [...] Jadhav in opening the discussion referred to the apprehensions which had been caused by the information given in the Government Communiqués and expressed regret that Goernment had not thought fit to publish the names of the prisoners on hunger-strike which would have had the effect of relieving the anxiety of the relatives of those prisoners who are not on strike and of giving the relatives o [...] In the course of the discussion on the 13th June between the Home Member and certain Members of the Legislative Assembly regarding the hunger-strike in the Andamans it was suggested that in the event of the condition of any prisoner who is on hunger-strike gibingQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.