§ 27. Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for India whether the announcement that the Indian Communist Party is now legally recognised is accompanied by the release of all Communist prisoners; and whether that party will now be able to issue literature, including periodicals and newspapers?
§ The Secretary of State for India (Mr. Amery)The Government of India and provincial governments have already released a number of individuals associated with the Communist Party of India who desire to assist the war effort, and will continue to deal with each case on its merits, including those of members of the Communist Party who, as such, have been convicted by the criminal courts of offences not involving violence. They have removed the ban on the Party's weekly and monthly publications "The National Front" and "The New Age."
§ Mr. SorensenIs there any truth in the rumour that the "Daily Worker" is to be published in India?