§ 10. Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Secretary of State for India whether he has any information as to attempts made 6 to start a no-tax campaign or to resistance to the regulations governing the manufacture and sale of salt in India; and whether he can state under directions of which party such attempts have been made?
§ Mr. BENNIn certain districts of Bengal attempts have been in progress for some weeks to organise resistance to the payment of Union Board taxes with the assistance or at the instigation of the local Congress party. My latest information is that except at one place—Bandabilla—they have met with no success, and that at Bandabilla where the movement began as long ago as November last the tax is now being collected with less difficulty. In certain villages in the Tharawaddy district of Burma there has been a recrudescence of resistance to the Capitation Tax, but this has now collapsed, I have no information of any incidents in connection with salt.
§ Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEWill the right hon. Gentleman let this House have an opportunity of judging the so-called manifesto sent by Mr. Gandhi to the Viceroy, and particularly the reply?
§ Mr. BENNIf the hon. Member means, shall a debate take place, obviously he should not address that question to me.