he Legislative Assembly, Sima, Oct. 55 votes to 24, touday passed Press Control Bill" hich tags Ses penalties, fr me" pebiation fngimurder oe vileece, Denalise drftings which wil come measure Ts designed Within ity which incite, or encour fee, the" commission of murder or offence involving violence, Thich express approval or adjnita: tion of any. such offence, er of any Person, Teal oF Setitioas, who. has Eommlited, or is alleged' to have committed, any such offence.
'The reason for the measure the encouragement given by 8 cer: tain section of the Cress £3 cristas of idence, snd in particular Brose of a terrorist: characters Sulogy' of those guilty "of "suck crimes, The spread of the terror movement and, in particular, the number of serious offences recently committed, explain why the Government thought it necessary to Proceed with the legislation.
On the introduction of the Bill, the Government issued to members of the Legislatures 66-page pamphlet giving extracts from matter plished in Congress. and "other Journals since the week' of the execution of Bhagat Singh for the murder of Mr. J.P. Saunders of the Indian Police and his orderly, Chanan Singh, The special corres:
dent of. the
exemplifying ini Monstrous absurdity" disgraceful professedly civilised country."
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