India (Situation)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 10 September 1942.

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Photo of Mr Emanuel Shinwell Mr Emanuel Shinwell , Seaham

Does the right hon. Gentleman appreciate that the statement he has just made—while every one of us is anxious to secure the defences of India against the Japanese or the enemy in general—will profoundly shock and disappoint millions of people in this country? [HON. MEMBERS: "No."] Is he aware, in spite of his alleged reassuring statement, that in the "News-Chronicle" today there appears a statement by an American commentator to the effect that a strike has broken out at the Tata munition works and that 50,000 workers are out? Does the right hon. Gentleman really believe that the statement he has made—so critical of Congress—is calculated to improve the position? Does he believe that by the throwing overboard of Congress it will lead to a solution of the problem? Generally speaking, is not his statement in line with the background which he himself provided in the Debates on the India Bill?