Rajkot, May 21. Thakore Saheb, ruler of the State of Rajkot, has withdrawn the special measures he took recently to meet agitation in the State, and, is returning both the fines imposed and the properties confiscated.
This is his response to Mr. M. K. Gandhi's gesture last week, when the Indian Nationalist leader announced that, because his recent fast was tainted with hima" (violence), he was renouncing the advantages accruing from the subsequent award by the Chief Justice.
Mr. Gandhi said that his fast should have been addressed to Thakore Saheb only, and he appealed to the latter to appease the people of Rajkot by fulfilling their expectations.
At a durbar last night, Thakore Saheb announced the appointment of a committee to draft constitutional reforms for the State.
durbar, and afterwards, accompanied Mr. j was present at the by Thakore Saheb, he went in procession through the city.—Reuter.
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