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)62 , INDIAN OPINION June 26th, III 5 ,i-
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The articie of faith of this party was to enter the
Council, and' oppose on 'the floor' of the house all
He abandoned his flourishing practice which ex-;\
ceeded £5000 a month. He disposed of his furniactions
of the Gov8l'hmet1t which were deemed to tares and properties and devoted aU the proceeds t()
curtail the 'rights, Jjrivileges and powers of the charitable purposes. Born and hrl'd in the lap of 1
people.. The central idea of this Party was to dis- fortune, he took the vow of simplicity and became I
organise the system of Govern'tnent so as to compel the prince of patriots. ' ,
it to expedite the gra.nt of a full responsible Govern- When the call of India [m· Non-eo-operation j
ment on 'a Dominion status; and the sea.t of this reached Bengal, he courted imprisrmtnoot followl'tl
cousti£uti0nal fight 'Was waged in Bengal. The late by 30,000 students whose sfJul he ver\y W.lS. He'
Mr. Das was ()ffered the Premiership of Bengal, became the leader of India in 1921 after M.lhatmawhich
he refused. He was elected as the Lord Mayor Gandhi had been sent to prison. He was elected
of 'Calcutta and was re-elected this' year to that President of the Indian N.ltil)nal Congress, at G\ya,)
unique civic post.
the highest honour which Hindl\stan can confer on
Although 'he deferred ft'om Mahatma Gandhi, he her children. He was many times elected Presi,lent
loved an,d-admired him for his sincerity Of purpose of the Bengal Provincial Con~r'ess and w,~ virtu ,lIy
as also, fQr his:matchIess patriotism. ' - \ - , "the uncrowned 'King" 'uf Bang.d.! H3 I was' the
Das 'was a man of iron will and lately he openly leadei- '6f the Swar.ljistlf and J.t)rl M l~or of Cahmtta.:
conuemned acts of anal'chism, which raised it head It was he who brought about the -(l~d\ock in the
her