Gentlemen, I begin with the King-Emperor's Message of Hope which His
Majesty personally delivered to this country before he left the shores
of India and his voice still rings in our ears. We did not know then
what that message was but this we know that the great question which
had been agitating the mind of our countrymen for many years had also
left some impression on the minds of our rulers. Gentlemen, after that,
many proposals have been put forward for the introduction of some kind
of Home Rule or Self-Government in this country.