In the alternative; if a
Committee is appointed for the
purpose, the two non-official
members of the Committee should
be elected--one by the All-India
Congress Committee and the other
by the Council of the Moslem
League while the coopted
non-official for each province
should be elected by the
Provincial Congress Committee
of that province.
The All-India Muslim League is in substantial accord with the
resolutions of the Special Congress. It will be easily seen that Indian
opinion, of both Hindus and Mussulmans, is substantially in accord in
their demands for the democratization of the Central government and in
their criticism of the rest of the scheme. The Indians have thus
exercised their right of self-determination through their popular bodies
and are entitled to get what they demand. After all, what they ask for
is only a modest instalment of autonomy under British control.
In the appendices the reader will find a comparative table showing (a)
the present Constitution of Government in India (b) the proposals of the
Secretary of State and the Viceroy (c) and the Congress League Scheme.