INDIAN DEBATE

Hokitika Guardian, 28 March 1933, Page 5

INDIAN DEBATE

VIGOROUS ATTACK

CONSERVATIVES OPPOSE PLAN

(United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

LONDON,' March 26

A three day debate on the Governments' proposals .regarding India’s constitution opens in the House of Commons on Monday. Mr W. Churchill will lend a vigorous attack, on, behalf of the Conservative group, known as “The India Defence Committee,” hut the terms of the Government’s motion will prevent him from carrying out his plan to lead fifty Conservatives into the lobbies against the Government’s motion. This motiop, has taken Mr Churchill's group bys surprise.

The motion only seeks approval of the appointment of a select committee of both .Houses to report upon-H the plan, and asks no immediate approval of the, scheme itself. . -•«.?*£'• Labour’s ‘ criticism will be on .the ground that the proposed autonomy dees not go far enough. , • .The “Daily. Telegraph’s” lobbyist forecasts that the Government - will have an impressive majority if there is a challenge .to.a division on. 'Wednesday. '■ V. .

PRINCES DISCUSS POSITION

SUPPORT FOR FEDERATION.

CALCUTTA; March 27.

The Chamber of V Princes, - meeting a t New Delhi, passed a resolution declaring that the entry of the Indian Princes into the proposed Federation was conditional on their rights being safeguarded in the new constitution. The Princes expressed themselves ready to continue ■ further negotiations with London in this connection.

The Maharaja of Bikaner made striking speech in the Chamber. He urged his colleagues not to reject the Federation scheme, 'which? would improve their future status. He added th’st they need not. fear the growth of the influence of democracy would menace their sovereign rights.'

BOMBAY BOMB EXPLOSION.

CALCUTTA, March 27

A bomb was exploded-last night in a Bombay cinema, injuring an Italian confectioner. It was dropped from a balcony, after the National Anthem. It is believed that- the incident was Dissociated with the attempted celebration of the anniversary of" the execution of a notorious terrorist murderer, JJhagat Singh, ■' , ,

NATIVE OFFICER KILLED.

FURTHER TERRORIST OUTRAGE.

(Received March 28 at 10 .mm.) CALCUTTA, March 27.

Terrorists sliot dead an Indian police sub-inspector in the Patiya district, the most notorious hotbed of the revolutionaries on the Chittagong area, where Captain Cameron was shot dead last June.

The dead man was Sub-Inspector Makham Lai Dikshit. He wa s shot dead by an unknown assailant through the window of his bungalow near the Felice station, of which he was in charge.