HC Deb 10 February 1930 vol 235 cc4-5
7. Mr. THURTLE

asked the Secretary of State for India whether the advocacy of a republican form of government in India is treated as a penal offence by the Government of India?

Mr. BENN

I would refer my hon. Friend to the Viceroy's speech in the Assembly on 25th January.

Mr. THURTLE

Can my right hon. Friend say whether that speech deals with the specific question which I have put to him?

Mr. BENN

Yes, there is a passage in the speech which I think answers my hon. Friend's question.