The Archive · 1930

Independence Day In. India

Writing in the newspaper "Young India," Mr, Gandhi, the well-known Indian Nationalist leader, urges that: an Independence Day should be:

lebrated on January 26, and should observed by simultaneous meet~ ings in all cities and villages throughout the country which should make the declaration, approved by the Working Committee of the Congress in Lahore on January 2, that Puran Swaraj (complete independ-nee) is now the policy of the Con-ress.

All religious people may begin the ay: by ablutions. 'Then some con-Brructive work should be done, such'

inning, serving the "untouch. ables," helping to achieve the re-Bnion- of Hindus and Moslems, or there might be a prohibition of work.

"Mr, Gandhi adds that in order to enable the Central Office to gauge the-strength of the movement it is essential to send to it absolutely accurate accounts of the day's @oings in each town and village.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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