The Indian Annual Register - An Annual Digest of Public Affairs of India Recording to the Nation's Activities each year in matters Political Economic Industrial Educational Social Etc. Jan.-June 1932

Viceroy's Significant speech Some Allegations The Breakdown and After New Ordinance arid new Policy The Dual Policy Emergency powers in Operation . Forms of Civil Resistance : Normal , Special . The 97th Congress Session Need for Reconnoitring the Position The Congress in a Dilemma Leaders Braving " the Ban Phraseology of " The Front The Ottawa Conference Reports of the Constitute Committ [...] Liberals' Appeal to Viceroy :—The Council of the National Liberal 'Federation of India met under the Presidentship of Sir Pheroze Sethna and after a heated debate on the situation in the country created by the promulgation of the Ordinances, decided to telegraph to the Viceroy urging that every avenue should be explored for the continuance of co-operation of all prOgressive political parties in th [...] (1) The Emergency Powers Ordinance:—This was practically on the lines of the Ordinance for the North West Frontier Province, excepting that its scope was widened to include all acts prejudicial to public safety and peace and that it reintroduced the Old Press Ordinance for the whole of India under the machinery of the Press Act. [...] The raid on the Congress House was followed by similar raids on the officers of the Youth League and the Naw Juwan Bharat Sabha and the Hindustani Seva Dal. [...] Mohanlal Bhatt, editor, printer and publisher of the "Navjivan" and the "Navjivan" press, the police were posted at the entrance and the officers asked the clerical and press establishment to clear out, which they did.