'Three Thousand Delegates Discussing Complete' Independ: ence Scheme in a New Definition of Swaraj Lahore, Dee. 26, Fateful decisions for the' future Jof India and her position in the British Commonwealth are expected to be made at the annual Indian National Congress, which is opening|_ Jon December 29, though it has al ready begun committee work.
Nearly 8,000 delegates are gathering from all over India to attend ithe Congress.
The main discussion will revolve Jaround resolutions drafted by the well-known Nationalists, Gandhi and 'Motilal Nehru. These resolution':
(1) Condemn the bombing of the Viceroy's train on December 23; (2) Urge the withdrawal of the Congress from commitment to the Nehra Report of last year (which Jembodied the draft of a constitution {for India on the lines of Dominion status and which evoked great hostility, particularly among Indian (3 Define Swaraj as the complete independence of India; (4) Request all Congressmen to withdraw from, and boycott, the Legislatures; and (5) Authorize the All-India Congress Committee to launch a cameign for the non-payment of taxes and for civil disobedience, where afd when it is deemed necessary.
This programme means reversion an earlier one and is likely to be adopted despite the opposition of members of legislatures and the fact that it might lead to further Isecessions from the Congress of those who favour participation in ithe debates of the Legislative [Council for the purpose of offering obstruction.
It programme is adopted the position of Mr. V. J, Patel, President of, the Legislative Assembly, will be very critical, as he may then have resign that post, Mr. Gandhi, on the other" hand, averse to adopting any militant Programme which the younger section of the Congress is urging, though he yields to their demand bby asking the Congress to define Swaraj as the complete independ. ence of In The Executive Committee of the National Congress has decided: that Mx. Gandhi's resolution. defining Swaraj as complete independence for India, ete., when submitted to the Congress to-day, shall begin by Jexpressing appreciation of the efforts of the Viceroy towers peaceful settlement, but regretting that the Congress is unable, in the present circumstances, to be represented in the proposed round-table The Committee discussed the re+ solution for four hours, No delegate opposed the proposal that all Congressmen should with-Jdraw from and boycott the Lo tures, but some urged that the boycott should include Law Courts and schools, Dr. Ansari and Miss Naidu suggested that the door should not be closed to further negotiations, to which Mr, Gandhi replied that even in the case of the most militant {irish programme, the door was not jelosed and that in all political warfare the opponents could always meet at a peace-table—Reuter.
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