Council of State Debates Thursday 30th March 1944 Official Report

Sir if we look at the Administration of the various Departments of the Government of India we find the Government of India at the dictates of Whitehall have gone hack to a very great extent on the policies which they have been announcing for the last so many. [...] If we look at the administration of every department of the Goverment of India we cannot but come to the conclusion that the present Goverment of India is not carrying on the administration in the interests of India. [...] THE HONOURABLE PANDIT' HIRDAY NATH KUNZRU: The Bill having been rejected and the Viceroy having come to a decision on some of the most imporant proposals placed before the Legislature in connection with the budget '1 think it was the duty of the Government fo let us know what its decision was with regard to the proposed increase in the railway fares. [...] We all appreciate the fact that His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief came to this House in the afternoon the other day specially to inform us of the developments that had taken place before the publication of the Communiqué issued by the South-East Asia Command. [...] I say nothing with regard to the terms of the settlement but the fact remains that the Hindus and the Muslims both are tired of the present system of Government and longing for that freedom— THE HONOURABLE SIR MAHOMED USMAN (Leader of the House): Why don't you immediately agree?