§ 3. Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Secretary of State for India whether he has any further information regarding the bomb explosion in a primary school in the village of Srigonda, near Ahmadnagar; and whether there is any evidence to show that this constituted an attack upon the life of the collector of the district?
§ Mr. BENNOn 24th January an explosion occurred in a class room containing 20 boys of the Depressed Classes in a Free School at Srigonda. No evidence is forthcoming that political significance is to be attached to the incident, nor that there was an attempt on the life of the collector.
§ Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEIs it not a fact that the collector was present at the time; and is not that a rather suspicious circumstance?
§ Mr. BENNNo. I repeat what I said in my previous answer. There is no evidence that there was an attempt on the life of the collector.
§ Mr. WARDLAW-MILNECan the right hon. Gentleman answer my question? Is it not the case that the collector was present at the time?