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Mahatma Gandhi and India’s Struggle for Swaraj

1928

But in view of the doubts which have been expressed both in Great Britain and India regarding the intepretation to be placed in the intentions of the British Government in enacting the statute of 1919 I am authorised on behalf of His Majesty's Government to state clearly that in their judgment it"GENESIS OF THE STRUGGLE 9. is implicit in the Declaration of 1917 that the natural issue of Ind [...] Mahatmaji himself moved the following resolution defining the goal of the Congress as Puma Swaraj ( Complete Independence ):- The Congress whilst endorsing the action of the Working Committee in connection with the manifesto signed by the party leaders including Congressmen in connection with the pronouncment of the 31 st October relating to Dominion Status and appreciating the efforts of H. [...] The scene of the first meeting of the conference was set in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords and was attended with stately splendour in which the Sovereign was the central figure. [...] I have also in mind the just claims of majorities and minorities of men and women of town dwellers and tillers of the soil of landlords and tenants of the strong and the weak of the rich and the poor of the race*. [...] The process of Federation will involve the creation of a new State which will derive its powers (a) in part from the powers which the States will agree to concede to the Crown to be placed at the disposal of the new Federation ; and (b) in part from the transfer to it of such of the powers of the Central Indian Government (and also it may be of the ProvinciAl Govermerits) as may be agreed to be
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Pages
391
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.143729
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-vii B. Gupta, R. Chowdhury view
Introduction
i-vii B. Gupta, R. Chowdhury view
Chapter I Nation’s Great Resolve
1-21 B. Gupta, R. Chowdhury view
Chapter II First Round Table Conference
22-81 B. Gupta, R. Chowdhury view
Chapter III Truce and After
82-ii B. Gupta, R. Chowdhury view
Chapter IV Gandhiji in England
113-142 B. Gupta, R. Chowdhury view
Chapter V What does India Want ?
143-227 B. Gupta, R. Chowdhury view
Chapter VI Second Round Table Conference
228-243 B. Gupta, R. Chowdhury view
Chapter VII Gandhiji’s Home-Coming
244-254 B. Gupta, R. Chowdhury view
Appendix
i-112 B. Gupta, R. Chowdhury view

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