The Archive · 1929

Disturbance

Calcutta, Mar, 21

Gandhi, the Nationalist leader, who was arrested but subsequently. released in connection with a disturbance here on March 4, when stacks of Britishemanufactured cloth were about to be burned in order to. emphasize the resolution passed at the National Congress in favour of boycotting cloth manufaetured in Britain, has been fined one rupee, our others who were accused of participating in the disturbance were also fined a rupee each.

The Magistrate said that Gand! would have been dealt with under: the First Offenders Act in ordinary reumstanees, but this did not apply to offences against the Police

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