The Archive · 1930

Madras, Dee. 30

'A far more sober view of the Indian political situation than that taken at the All India Congress was expressed at the conference of the (National Liberal Federation here ed that the Sikhs would fight to the bitter end to prevent a comminal government inthe Punjab. They were prepared to make any sacrifice in the interests of the Con-ress provided they were assured of a representation of thirty per This body unanimously condemned the attempt to bomb the Viceroy's train and recorded its abhorrence and. detestation of the crime, which, it declared, was wholly repugnant to the spirit of Indian life and culture.

Sir Tejbahedur Sapru moved a resolution, which' was approved by the Subjects Committee, welcoming 'Viceroy's announcement of October 81 regarding Dominion status for India gs authoritatively confirming the few that Dominion tatus was what was meant by the Declaration of 1047, as it definitely Fecognized that British India and the Indian' States should form a Greater United India and as it conded India's claims to the right to confer on a footing of equality with the British Cabinet on the form fof the future constitution of India,

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