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

INTRODUCTION 41
their own parties to safeguard their own interests, that is, to
secure as much of the loaves and fishes as possible. Of these
parties there is one which has played a comparatively im-
portant rôle—namely the Justice Party of Madras. The
Justice Party of Madras has till recently been composed of
non-Brahmins and its policy is pro-government, as com-
pared with the Indian National Congress. Among the
depressed classes, everywhere in India there is a strong
nationalist bloc, working hand in hand with the Congress.
The Sikhs of the Punjab are on the whole strongly nationalist.
While the political parties we first dealt with, have a
political programme and carry on some sort of agitation
against, or opposition towards the Government, the com-
munal parties are more concerned with dividing amongst
themselves such of the crumbs that are thrown at them from
the official tables. In accordance with the time-worn policy
of divide et impera, the Government greatly encourage these
parties—just to spite the Indian Nationalist Congress and
try to weaken its influence. This was clearly exhibited in
1930 and later, when the Indian representatives to the
Round Table Conference were not selected by a vote of the
Indian people—but were nominated by the British Govern-
ment and in making these nominations, the communal
parties, who have no concern with the fight for political
freedom, were given exaggerated importance. As a matter
of fact, whenever the occasion demands, leaders are created
overnight by the British Government and thanks to the
British Press, their names are made known to the whole
world. When the Government of India Act, 1919, was under
consideration, the late Dr. T. M. Nair of Madras, was made
a leader in London, in opposition to the Congress leaders at
the time. In 1930 and after, Dr. Ambedkar has had leader-
ship thrust upon him by a benign British Government,
because his services were necessary to embarrass the nationalist
leaders.
Next in importance to the Indian National Congress are
the labour and peasant parties. Labour organisation has,
however, made more headway than the peasants' organisa-
tion. The All-India Trade Union Congress was first started