§ 2. Mr. BERNAYSasked the Secretary of State for India the number of political prisoners in India on 1st January, 1932 and 1st January, 1934, respectively?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe number of prisoners convicted of civil disobedience offences on various dates is as follows. I have included certain other dates so as to give an accurate picture. Up to the first date mentioned action had been confined to the North-West Frontier Province.
1st January, 1932 … … 761 1st February, 1932 … … 12,960 1st April, 1932 … … 32,458 1st January, 1933 … … 14,919 1st January, 1934 … … 2,778