§ Mr. DUNNICOasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether his attention has been drawn to the Order under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code issued by the district magistrate of Delhi prohibiting, within the limits of the Delhi district, the printing or publication of any posters or pamphlets other than bona fide trade advertisements, unless and until they shall have been submitted to and approved by him; and whether this Order has the approval of the Government of India and of the Secretary of State?
§ Earl WINTERTONThe answer to both parts of the question is in the affirmative. To this Order is in large measure to be attributed the successful maintenance of peace in Delhi City and district during the recent Bakrid. For some months past communal feeling between Hindus and Moslems in Delhi has been running very high, and to this a contributory factor has been the flood of inflammatory posters and pamphlets with which the city had been deluged by irresponsible zealots on either side. The Order was issued on 26th May and will remain in force for two months, thereby covering not only the Bakrid but also the Muharram.