Culd Reception for Self-Government Proposals smbay, Sept, 16.
cold reception by the Indian States of the proposals of the Nehru Report for Dominion self-government for India was forecast by the Maharaja of Bikanir in a speech at dinner to-night in honour of Manubhai Mehta, Prime Minister of Bikanir, on the eve of his departure for England in connexion with the work of the Butler Commission of Inquiry into the relations between tne Governmtnt of India and Native States.
The Maharaja declared that the report appeared to disregard the true constitutional position of Princes and States and their treaty and other rights. The proposals of the report with regard (o the States were impracticable and would lead to the "chaos of mobocracy." The rulers and subjects of Indian States would in no way agree to a position implying subordination or inferior to the people of British India but would insist on being treated as the nals of British India if their 1g ce-operation were sought Renter.
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