Government to Introduce a New Bill to Deal with Difficulty Simla, Sept, 6. Following the renewal of the hai hunger strike by the accused persons in the Lahore conspiracy case, the Government has decided to introduce a Bill making special provision for holding a trial without the Pol attendance of a prisoner where the accused's absence from the court ariges from his voluntary act, On July 15 it was reported that the trial "of the 16 communists, which was proceeding at Lahore, fas adjourned abruptly that morn-when it was found that Dutes-wata Dutt, who had been on hunger strike for 29 days, was suffering from a high temperature and, therefore, could not be brought to the court, Dutt declined to be represent ed by counsel in his absence. Bhagat Singh, who was also on hunger Strike, told his counsel that hho and Dutt had refused the diet allowed them by the Government.
The Government allowed the special diet in order that no pri should be prejudiced during the trial, which was thought likely to be a long one.—Reuter.
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