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Gandhiji's fundamental principle of the gover-nance of India was that those responsible for it had always to bear in mind that they had to run the government of a poor country and primarily in the interest of the poor and backward classes of India. How that could be done was propounded by him ever since he returned to India in 1915. When, therefore, Congressmen went into power in 1937 and afterwards he brought to their notice the respon-sibility that they had undertaken. This is a collection of his articles and speeches dealing with the various duties that devolved upon Congressmen and others as administrators and rulers. |
Gandhiji never gave orders nor did he believe that he had any authority over Congressmen. He always appealed to the best in them and hoped that his appeal would not go in vain. This collection represents his expectations re-garding the governance of India. They come handy at the present juncture when the fundamentals are nearly being lost sight of and politicians and public men appear to act from mixed motives. It is hoped this collection will bring home to those who are responsible for running the administration of the country their duty and what the Father of the Nation expected of them. [ From Publisher's Note ] |
CONTENTS
SECTIONI : INTRODUCTORY
1 MAGNA CHARTA 2 PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT
SECTIONII : LEGISLATURES
3 GOING TO LEGISLATURES 4 LEGISLATURES AND CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRAMME 5 THE LURE OF LEGISLATURES 6 THE CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRAMME
SECTIONIII : MEMbERS OF LEGISLATURES
7 A DRAFT DECLARATION 8 MEMbERS OF ASSEMbLY 9 VIGILANCE OF THE ASSEMbLY 10 CONSTITUENT ASSEMbLY NO bED OF ROSES
SECTION IV : REMUNERATION OF M.L.A.'S
11 CONGRESS M.L.A.'S AND REMUNERATION 12 SALARY OF M.L.A.'S
SECTION V : WARNING TO M.L.A.'S
13 A TRAGIC PHENOMENON 14 TAKE CARE OF PENNIES 15 LET US bEWARE! 16 CORRUPTION IN CONGRESS RANKS
SECTION VI : VOTES, FRANCHISE AND LEGISLATION
17 LEGISLATORS AND VOTERS 18 WOMEN AND LEGISLATURES 19 FRANCHISE 20 LEGISLATION
SECTION VII: OFFICE ACCEPTANCE AND THE TASK bEFORE MINISTERS
21 CONGRESS MINISTRIES 22 THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE 23 MINISTERSHIPS NOT PRIZES
[ TOP ]
[ ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS ] [ ASHRAM OBSERVANCE IN ACTION ] [ DIET AND DIET REFORM ] [ GANDHI FACES THE STORM ]
[ GANDHI WIELDS THE WEPON OF MORAL POWER ] [ GANDHIJI EXPECTS ] [ HIND
SWARAJ OR INDIAN HOME RULE ] [ INDIA OF MY DREAMS
]
[ INDUSTRIAL AND AGRARIAN LIFE AND RELATIONS ] [
KEY TO HEALTH ] [ MOHAN-MALA ] [ MY
RELIGION ] [ NATURE CURE ] [ PATHWAY TO GOD ] [ PRAYER
]
[ SATYAGRAHA IN SOUTH AFRICA ]
[ SELECTIONS FROM GANDHI ] [ SELF-RESTRAINT v. SELF-INDULGENCE ] [ THE ESSENCE OF HINDUISM ]
[ THE GOSPEL OF SELFLESS ACTION OR THE GITA ACCORDING TO
GANDHI ] [ THE LAW AND THE
LAYERS ] [ THE MIND OF MAHATMA GANDHI ]
[ THE WAY TO COMMUNAL HARMONY ] [ TOWARDS NEW EDUCATION ] [ TRUTH IS GOD ] [ VILLAGE
SWARAJ ] [ GANDHI ] [ GANDHI IN ANECDOTES ]
[ THE SPIRITUAL BASIS OF SATYAGRAHA ] [ ‘‘GOING TO WIPE THEIR TEARS’’ ]