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Karachi Riots.

Oral Answers to Questions — India. – in the House of Commons at on 11 March 1935.

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Duchess of ATHOLL:

8.

asked the Secretary of State for India whether he will give details of the riot at Karachi, due to the death sentence passed on a Moslem for murdering in open court a man who had written offensively about the prophet Mohammed?

Photo of Mr R.A. Butler Mr R.A. Butler , Saffron Walden

I am not in possession of any information about this demonstration beyond what has appeared in the Press.

Duchess of ATHOLL:

Will the hon. Member take steps to inform himself about this flagrant breach of the law?

Photo of Mr R.A. Butler Mr R.A. Butler , Saffron Walden

I am quite ready to ask for further information on this matter,

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