Mahatma Gandhi interview to Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Sinha, Vice-Chancellor of the Patna University

[Prof. Dr. Yogendra Yadav]

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Mahatma Gandhi interview to Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Sinha, Vice-Chancellor of the Patna University

 

 

Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Sinha: Well, now that you have come, our burden is lightened.

Gandhiji: I have come to lighten it. I have also wired Badshah Khan to come.

Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Sinha: What did Badshah Khan think of the work that is being done here?

Gandhiji: He said that the Ministry was agreeable to everything he told them but the officers would not be able to cope with the problem. People alone can do it. He further suggested that there should be a committee for the purpose but it should be purely non-political. I also feel the same way.

Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Sinha: There are many Hindus who did good work during the disturbances. Where there were such workers, very little damage was done. The Muslims still have faith in them.

Gandhiji: All this should never have taken place.

Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Sinha: People forgot themselves for a while. Where some care was taken, nothing happened. Congress workers did not check the disturbances at all places as they ought to have done.

Gandhiji: That is the truth. Advantage lies in admission. Then alone can the remedy be applied.

Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Sinha: At places Hindus did their best to protect the Muslims. But the problem calls for whole-hearted active co-operation of all sections. They are ready to give it.

 

Reference:

 

Mahatma Gandhi: The Last Phase, Vol. I, Bk. II, p. 257