| Date |
Event |
Dec 30, 1917 -
Jan 1, 1918 |
At the Calcutta All India Muslim League session moved a Resolution calling on the Government to redeem Montagu's pledge for the
immediate introduction of a Bill, embodying the Indian National Congress and All India Muslim League scheme of Dec 1916 as the first
step and for fixing a time limit for the establishment of responsible Government "provided always that the principle of adequate and
effective representation of the Muslim community is made sine qua non in any scheme of reform"; criticized Curtis Scheme. Expressed
similar views at 32nd Indian National Congress session Delhi, while Seconding the Resolution on self-government. |
| 1918, Feb 6 |
Participated in discussion on a Resolution in ILC, regarding redistribution and constitution of provincese on linguistic basis
to secure complete success for self-government. |
| Feb |
Appointed on deputation to meet Viceroy against the restrictions imposed on Tilak and Bepin Chandra Pal to enter Punjab and Delhi;
deputation also expressed concern that Ali Brothers had not been released. |
| Feb 27 |
Participated in the debate, in ILC, on K.K. Chanda's motion on the extension of Calcutta HC's jurisdiction to Khasia and Jaintia
Hills of Assam. |
| Mar 5 |
Spoke on Cinematography Bill, and on the inclusion of certain Indian subjects among those for Indian Civil Service examination,
in ILC. |
| Mar 8 |
Supported, with some reservations, the Financial Statement, 1918-19, in ILC. |
| Mar 13 |
Spoke on a motion on introduction of free and compulsory education after the War in ILC. |
| Mar 14 |
Participated in discussion on Indian Income Tax Bill, in ILC. |
| Mar 18 |
Spoke on Indian defense Force Bill and on a Resolution regarding East Indian Railway Company's contract, in ILC. |
| Mar 19 |
Participated in discussion on Indian Soldiers (Litigation) Bill, in ILC. |
| Apr 8 |
Presided over a public meeting held by Home Rule League at Bombay to protest against the Government's refusal to permit Tilak
to proceed to England for presenting Home Rule League's viewpoint on the War. |
| Apr 19 |
Married Ruttenbai daughter of Sir Dinshaw Petit, in Bombay. Ruttenbai embraced Islam on April 18 at City's Jamia Masjid at the
hands of Maulana Nizam Ahmad Khajandi. |
| Apr 22 |
Signed a manifesto, along with 18 other Home Rule League members, demanding from His Majesty's Government the establishment of
a full responsible Government in India within a definite period to be fixed with the Indian National Congress and All India Muslim
League Scheme as the first stage, and urged that bill to this effect be introduced in the Parliament / Parliamentary at once. |
| Apr 27-29 |
Attended the War Conference in Delhi; called to enlist support of Indian political leaders; for the prosecution of the War vote
of thanks for Viceroy was passed on his motion. |
| Apr 30 |
On Government's demand to recruit Indian soldiers for the Empire's defiance in the War Conference., convened by Viceroy at
Delhi, moved a counter Resolution demanding that India's participation in War be linked with Britain's earlier promises for
constitutional reforms in India. The Resolution was however ruled out of order by Viceroy. |
| Jun 10 |
Participated in Bombay War Conference and entered into an altercation with Lord Willingdon, Government of Bombay; on the
issues of loyalty of Home Rule League, Indianisation of Civil Services and Restoration of responsible Government in India. |
| Jun 15 |
Addressing a public meeting in Bombay, accused the government of not being earnest, saying that "your method and policy are
all wrong". |
| Jun 17 |
In protest against Willingdon's insulting behaviour towards Tilak, declined his invitation to speak at a meeting on the
South African question. |
| Jul 13 |
Sent telegrams to Prime Minister Secretary of State and Viceroy, urging them to withdraw the order refusing permission to
Home Rule League's delegation to proceed to England. |
| Jul 23 |
In a press statement, criticized the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms proposals, and pleaded for such constitutional reforms
which should aim at legislative control over the Executive. |
| Aug |
Expressed dissatisfaction with the proposed dyarchy system in Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms published in Indian Review
Allahabad). |
| Sep 4 |
Spoke on Cotton Cloth Bill, in ILC. |
| Sep 5 |
Participated in discussion on Hindu Marriages Validity Bill, in ILC. |
| Sep 7 |
Spoke in support of Banerjea's Resolution on appointment of House Committee to consider and recommend on Reforms Report,
in ILC, and suggested certain improvements. |
| Sep 9-10 |
Participated in a debate, in ILC, on the financial assistance in respect of the cost of Military Forces raised or to be
raised in India. |
| Sep 11 |
Spoke on Resolution regarding early release of Indian Indentured Labor in Natal and Cotton Cloth Bill, in ILC. |
| Sep 19 |
Speaking, in ILC, on a motion by Khaparade for appointment of a Committee to report on the effects of Press Act 1910,
said: "I do not wish for a single moment that any culprit who is guilty of sedition, who is guilty of causing disaffection,
who is guilty of causing race-hatred, should escape, but at the same time I say, protect the innocent, protect those journalists
who are doing their duty and who are serving both the public and the government freely, independently, honestly which is an
education for any Government". |
| Sep 23 |
In ILC, spoke on and opposed Khaparde's Resolution that the consideration and disposal of the Report of the Sedition
Committee (Rowlatt Committee Report) be kept in abeyance and that a thorough and searching inquiry be undertaken by a mixed
Committee of an equal number of official and non-official Indians into the working of the Criminal Investigation Department,
and said "that the sole purpose of appointing the Rowlatt Committee was not to discover that there were criminal conspiracies
in the land.... But... the real object ...was to determine how to deal with this kind of offenses when we return to normal times...." |
| Sep 25 |
Spoke, in ILC on Resolution for voting congratulations to Allied Forces. |
| Oct - Nov |
Supported Madan Mohan Malaviya for the presidentship of the Delhi (1919) Congress. |
| Nov 8 |
Asked Stanley Reed, Editor Times of India (Bombay), in a letter signed by 29 public leaders, not to arrange farewell for
Lord Wellington, Government of Bombay as the public was not in his favor. |
| Nov 11 |
Armistice to end the World War I was signed. |
| Dec 10 |
Published a letter in The Bombay Chronicle in which he revealed how Gokhale had "many discussions" with him before his
death on the question of preparing a unified constitutional formula which would command the consensus of all the political
forces in India. Also that they agreed to use "the same expression and same language" for the "agreed common formula" in their
public utterances. |
| Dec 11 |
Played the leading role along with his wife and many others in disrupting the farewell meeting for Lord Wellington in the
Bombay Town Hall; the meeting ended in pandemonium. |
| Dec 25 (?) |
In an interview with Montagu, urged him to hold a conference at Delhi at which he should take leaders into confidence
about the incarceration of the Ali Brothers. |
| Dec 26-31 |
Attended Congress session which nominated him Member of All India Congress Committee. |
| Dec |
In recognition of his leading role in the anti Wellington farewell agitation, a sum of Rs.65,000 was raised through public
subscription within one month for a hall, named "J Peoples Memorial Hall", in Congress House Compound, Bombay, which was
declared open by Annie Besant. The appeal for donation was made by B.D. La'am, a Parsi Attomey, and the sum was donated by
the citizens of Bombay. |
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