CONGRESS PARTY FALLS INTO LINE
« Received Tluirsdav, 12.20 a.m. LONDON, June IS. It is understoud the Congress Partv lias decided to aeeept the British Pabiriet Mission's long term and short term proposals, savs Reuter's New Delhi correspondent. The Congress working conuuitlee is expected to jtass a resolutioii to this ell'eet t his afternoon but-itf, is belie.ved the resolution will ex press the pairty's disapproval. at certain as-. jiects oi' Ihe long term'- proposals and disagreement with certain provisions for ihe inferim Government. l)r. Azad formally notified Lord Wavell, that Congress had laid down three eonditions for the acceptance of Ihe new British ]dan. Tliese are that tive members of Congress in the interim (Jovernnient lnust inelude: — -First ly, Sarat Chandra Bose; secondlv, a Nationalist Moslem; thirdly, a woman representing India's womaiihood. Mr. Gandhi, who is sponsoring the last named rondi-tion, nominated Rajkuinari Amrit Kaur who is considered the most capalde of the many women among his personal attendants. The c,o *espondent sa.vs the lirst point is Congress 's oni.v real deniand. The olher two are better (jualilied as " desires".
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 June 1946, Page 5
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