द इण्डियन स्ट्रगल / भारतीय स्वाधीनता संग्राम (नेताजी सुभाष चन्द्र बोस - ऐतिहासिक विश्लेषण)

352 THE INDIAN STRUGGLE
which he is in the habit of resorting, whenever there is a
political slump in the country.
With regard to the elections to the Indian Legislative
Assembly, the latest report (dated November 24th, 1934)
goes to show that the official Congress Party has captured 43
seats, the Congress Nationalist Party 8 seats and others ap-
proximately 46. Among the 46 non-descripts, at least 10 are
expected to be close upon sixty in a house of approximately
145 members.
The Report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on
Indian Constitutional Reforms contains no surprises for one
who is familiar with the contents of the White Paper. The
Report is approved by a large majority of 31 members of the
Committee. The Labour members of the Committee have
submitted an alternative scheme which is much more liberal
than the majority report. On the other hand, Lord Salisbury
and four other members have submitted, and the report
concedes only provincial autonomy and opposes responsible
Government at the centre. The majority report has whittled
down still further the already inadequate proposals of the
White Paper with a view to placating the Die-hard opposition
in Parliament. In view of the whittling down, it is widely
believed that when the Government of India Bill is introduced
on the basis of the report of the Joint Committee, it will have
the support of an overwhelming majority in the House of
Commons.
The following are some of the important points on which
the Joint Committee modify the White Paper proposals :-
I. Additional provisions are recommended in relation
to 'Law and Order' as follows :-
(i) The consent of the Governor, given in his dis-
cretion, should be required to any legislation
affecting Police Acts and to any rules made there-
under affecting the organisation or discipline of
the Police.
(ii) Records of the Intelligence Department relating
to terrorism should not be disclosed outside the
Police Force except to such public officers as the
Governor may direct.