Selected Works of Govind Ballabh Pant Volume 12

by Pant, Govind Ballabh; Nanda, B. R.

• ISBN13: 9780195645781
• ISBN10: 0195645782
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This volume covers the period from August 1947 to March 1949. Following the partition of the subcontinent, communal violence erupted. As this volume shows, Pant dealt with the situation with skill and firmness. The book also looks at the creation of the constitution and Pant's constructive role as a senior Congress Leader.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Editorial Note	vii
Govind Ballabh Pant --- A Biographical Sketch	xi
Illustrations	xxxiii
General Perspectives
Dawn of a New Era 15 August 1947	3	(2)
Hour of Victory 15 August 1947	5	(4)
The Tasks Ahead 18 August 1947	9	(1)
On New Status and Responsibilities 10 September 1947	10	(5)
Need to Preserve Freedom 7 October 1947	15	(2)
Need to Have a Proper Perspective of Freedom 3 November 1947	17	(10)
Communalism
General
Communalism and Role of Press 14 October 1947	27	(2)
On Tandon's Intention to Resign from Speakership 5 November 1947	29	(2)
Appeal to Students not to Develop Communal Outlook 13 December 1947	31	(1)
The Gospel of Guru Nanak 16 December 1947	32	(1)
Plea to Adopt Hindi as National Language 28 December 1947	33	(1)
Appeal to Muslims not to Mix Religion with Politics 7 January 1948	34	(1)
India---a Secular and Democratic State 18 January 1948	35	(3)
Mahatma Gandhi --- the Messiah of Modern Age 2 February 1948	38	(1)
Persuasion---the Best Means to Communal Peace 29 and 31 March 1948	38	(2)
To Z.H. Lari 3 August 1948	40	(2)
To Rajendra Prasad 3 August 1948	42	(1)
Defiance of Law by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh 15 December 1948	43	(2)
Congress not to Tolerate Communalism 17 December 1948	45	(2)
R.S.S. not True to its Principles 9 January 1949	47	(4)
Communal Riots and Rehabilitation of Refugees
Appeal to Avoid Communal Tension 3 September 1947	51	(1)
To Vallabhbhai Patel 4 September 1947	52	(1)
Telegram to Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel 7 September 1947	53	(1)
Peace---Pre-requisite to Progress 12 September 1947	54	(5)
Hindu-Muslim Unity---the Main Plank of the Congress 18 September 1947	59	(1)
To Vallabhbhai Patel 20 September 1947	60	(1)
On Riots in Dehra Dun and Bulandshahr 20 September 1947	61	(1)
Appeal for Help to Refugees 22 September 1947	62	(2)
To Vallabhbhai Patel 23 September 1947	64	(2)
To Vallabhbhai Patel 24 September 1947	66	(1)
Telegram to Vallabhbhai Patel 24 September 1947	67	(1)
To Algurai Shastri 23 December 1947	68	(1)
Communal Unity---the Main Objective of the Government 23 February 1948	69	(4)
Relief and Rehabilitation of Refugees 19 March 1948	73	(1)
Advance of Loans to Refugees 29 April 1948	74	(1)
Acquisition of Land for the Settlement of Refugees 3 and 4 May 1948	75	(6)
Relations with Pakistan
Telegram to Fazlur Rahman (After 17 October) 1947	81	(1)
Aligarh University and Recruitment for the Pakistan Army 20 October 1947	81	(2)
To Vallabhbhai Patel 21 October 1947	83	(4)
Officers Willing to Go to Pakistan 29 October 1947	87	(1)
To V. Shanker 30 October 1947	87	(1)
Carrying of Arms by Emigrants to Pakistan 19 December 1947	88	(1)
Management of Muslim Waqfs 29 October 1948	89	(4)
The Food and Cloth Crises
Measures to Make Food and Cloth Available to Poorer Sections 31 July 1948	93	(10)
Agrarian Problems
The Abolition of Zamindari
Zamindari Abolition---an Ethical Necessity 7 October 1948	103	(2)
On Demand for a Hindi Version of the Report of Zamindari Abolition Committee 23 October 1948	105	(4)
The U.P. Agricultural Income Tax Bill
The U.P. Agricultural Income Tax Bill 19--28 October 1948	109	(7)
Forests and Agricultural Income Tax 1 January 1949	116	(1)
Staff for Realization of Agricultural Income Tax 9 March 1949	116	(3)
Development of Rural Areas and Forests
To John Matthai 11 February 1948	119	(1)
Central Subsidy to Development Schemes 20 February 1948	119	(1)
Construction of Dam in Duddhi Estate 3 April 1948	120	(1)
Need for Re-examination of Irrigation and Hydel Projects 8 May 1948	120	(2)
Ejectment of Tenants in Jaunsar-Bawar 27 September and 16 December 1948	122	(2)
Increase in Irrigation Rates 12 and 20 October 1948	124	(1)
The U.P. Private Forests Preservation Bill 25 October 1948	125	(3)
Site for Nayar Dam 3 and 21 December 1948	128	(1)
Scarcity of Kerosene Oil and Steel in Rural Areas 1 January and 1 October 1949	129	(1)
Appointment of a Non-technical Secretary in the Irrigation Department 17 February 1949	130	(1)
Appeal to Shibban Lal Saksena to Give up Hunger Strike 18 February 1949	130	(2)
Development of Garhwal-Bhabar 9 March 1949	132	(1)
Need for Promoting Irrigation and Agriculture 9 March 1949	133	(1)
Irrigation and Hydro-Electric Establishments 9 March 1949	134	(1)
Panchayat Elections 9 and 10 March 1949	135	(2)
Famine Relief Fund 23 March 1949	137	(4)
General
Reservation of Government Jobs for Cultivators 10 March 1948	141	(1)
Contributions to British Indian Association 19 October 1948	142	(5)
Industrial Development
Need for Collective Effort for Promotion of Trade, Industry and Agriculture 26 December 1947	147	(2)
Appeal to Industrialists to Adopt an Enlightened Approach 4 April 1948	149	(2)
Share of U.P. in the Proceeds from the Central Tax on Petrol 28 July 30 June 1948--1949	151	(2)
Need for Setting up a Cement Factory in Mirzapur District 23 September 1948	153	(1)
Technological Progress and Happiness of Mankind 29 September 1948	154	(1)
Plea for Labour's Share in Industries 21 February 1949	155	(6)
Administrative Matters
Services
Appeal to Government Servants to Work as Missionaries 21 August 1947	161	(1)
Challenges before Administrative Officers 5 September 1947	162	(4)
To Vallabhbhai Patel 28 October 1947	166	(1)
On Duties of Commissioners 13 December 3 July 1947--1951	167	(2)
New Role of Government Servants 13 and 15 March 1948	169	(3)
General Instructions to Government Servants 15 March 1948	172	(1)
Restrictions on Government Servants Joining Political Organizations 4 May 1948	172	(1)
Need for Remodelling the Bureaucracy 12 September 1948	173	(6)
Appeal for ``Flag Day'' Contributions 27 September 1948	179	(1)
On Compulsory Retirement of Government Servants 19 January--5 September 1949	180	(1)
Need for Publicity and Inter-Departmental Coordination 9 March 1949	181	(5)
Commutation of Pensions and Delay in Payment of Pensions 21 March 1949	186	(1)
Old Age Allowance to Government Servants and Pensions to Political Sufferers 21 March 1949	187	(2)
Orientation of Services 22 March 1949	189	(7)
Work of Government Servants Commendable 22 March 1949	196	(9)
Problems of Law and Order
Desecration of Graveyards of Englishmen 18 August 1947	205	(1)
New Role of Police 9 January 1948	205	(2)
Need for Interaction between the Police and Public 19 March 1948	207	(2)
On Activities of Communists and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh 16 June 1948	209	(1)
Need to Reduce Strength of Provincial Armed Constabulary 27 October 1948	210	(1)
Prevention of Crimes 23 November 1948	211	(3)
No Scope for Satyagraha in a Democratic Country 26 January 1949	214	(1)
Need for Public Cooperation for Maintenance of Law and Order 29 January 1949	215	(2)
On Activities of Communists 26 February 1949	217	(1)
Expenditure on Prantiya Rakshak Dal 10 March 1949	218	(1)
To Vallabhbhai Patel 13 March 1949	219	(2)
To Vallabhbhai Patel 16--18 March 1949	221	(4)
Judicial Reform
Separation of Executive and Judiciary 29 April 1948	225	(1)
Reorganization of Revenue Courts 12 May 17 February 1948--1949	225	(1)
To Vallabhbhai Patel 16 May 1948	226	(2)
Bar Associations and Corruption in Courts 5 February 1949	228	(1)
Steps to Raise the Standard of Judiciary 25 March 1949	229	(10)
Miscellaneous
Hindi as the Official Language of U.P. 4 November 1947	239	(3)
On Proposal for Division of Garhwal District 24 February 1948	242	(1)
Medical Experiments on Prisoners 1 March 1948	243	(1)
To B.G. Kher 4 March 1948	243	(1)
Abolition of Capitation Fee 15 May 1948	244	(1)
Change of Names of Districts and Cities 27 January 1951	244	(5)
Social Reform
Extension of Prohibition 8 January 1948	249	(1)
Total Prohibition in Kanpur and Unnao Districts 28 March 1948	250	(1)
To Jagjivan Ram 11 November 1948	251	(1)
To K.N. Katju 18 March 1949	252	(1)
Measures for Social Welfare 26 March 1949	252	(7)
The Budget for 1948--49
On Achievements of the Government 16 February 1948	259	(4)
Appeal to Members of Legislature to Extend Full Cooperation to Government 13 March 1948	263	(5)
Ban on Horse-Racing not Desirable 15 March 1948	268	(1)
Reply to Debate on Budget in Upper House 19 March 1948	269	(1)
Imposition of Tax on Forward Trading 23 March 1948	270	(1)
Legislation for Checking Evasion of Entertainments and Betting Taxes 30 April and 1 May 1948	270	(5)
The Princely States
Hyderabad
On Police Action in Hyderabad 13 September 1948	275	(2)
Motive behind Hyderabad Operations 15 September 1948	277	(2)
To Padmaja Naidu 5 October 1948	279	(1)
On Success of Police Action in Hyderabad 18 October 1948	280	(3)
Telegram to Padmaja Naidu 19 October 1948	283	(4)
Other States
On Claims of Nawabs of Oudh 23 October--30 December 1947	287	(1)
To Vallabhbhai Patel 18 December 1947	288	(1)
Appeal to Rulers of Bundelkhand States 21 January 1948	288	(1)
Compensatory Payment to the Maharaja of Benares 10 July 14 December 1948--1949	289	(3)
Territorial Adjustments with Neighbouring States and Provinces 22 November 14 February 1948--1950	292	(5)
The Budget for 1949--50
The Budget for 1949--50 28 February 1949	297	(18)
Reply to the Budget Debate 8 March 1949	315	(8)
Staff for Realization of Sales Tax 9 March 1949	323	(1)
Reduction in Existing Taxes not Possible 22 March 1949	323	(2)
Need to Maintain Reserve Fund 23 March 1949	325	(1)
Loans for Civic Amenities and General Welfare 30 March 1949	326	(7)
The Indian National Congress
On Narendra Deva's Resignation from the U.P. Legislature and Congress 13 March 1948	333	(2)
On Decision of Socialists to Sever Relations with Congress 5 April 1948	335	(2)
Appeal to Socialists to Join Hands with Congress 16 June 1948	337	(3)
On P.D. Tandon's Election as President of U.P.P.C.C. 5 July 1948	340	(2)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 7 July 1948	342	(4)
To Shankarrao Deo 25 August 1948	346	(1)
India's New Responsibilities in International Affairs 16 December 1948	347	(2)
Linguistic Provinces 18 December 1948	349	(1)
On the Confidence Resolution Moved by Nehru 19 December 1948	350	(1)
Inner Conflict in the U.P. Congress 31 January 1949	351	(1)
Discipline among Congressmen 10 February 1949	352	(1)
To Sampurnanand 24 February 1949	352	(1)
To Kala Venkatarao 31 March 1949	353	(4)
The Framing of the Constitution
Separate Electorates---an Absolute Anachronism 27 August 1947	357	(3)
Total Number of Members in the U.P. Assembly 11 April 1948	360	(1)
On Demand to Make Urdu the Medium of Primary Education 8 December 1948	361	(4)
Concurrent Subjects and Executive Authority of Centre 5 January 1949	365	(10)
Tributes
Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
Homage to Mahatma Gandhi 16 February 1948	375	(4)
Truth and Non-Violence---Keynotes of Gandhiji's Teachings 28 April 1948	379	(1)
Appeal to Follow the Ideals of Mahatma Gandhi 2 October 1948	380	(5)
The Gandhi National Memorial Committee
To Rajendra Prasad 1 March 1948	385	(1)
To Rajendra Prasad 16 March 1948	386	(1)
To Rajendra Prasad 18 March 1948	387	(1)
Circular Letter to District Officers 7 April 1948	388	(2)
To Rajendra Prasad 19 May 1948	390	(1)
To Rajendra Prasad 10 July 1948	391	(2)
To Rajendra Prasad 7 August 1948	393	(1)
To Rajendra Prasad 25 August 1948	394	(1)
Appeal for Contribution to Gandhi Memorial Fund 28 September 1948	395	(1)
To Rajendra Prasad 29 March 1949	396	(3)
Tribute to Other Leaders
Tribute to Mahboob Husain Khan 29 March 1948	399	(1)
On Adjournment Motion on the Death of R.D. Bhardwaj 29 April 1948	399	(1)
Tribute to Tej Bahadur Sapru 26 February 1949	400	(1)
Tribute to Sheikh Muhammad Habibulla 29 February 1949	401	(1)
Tribute to Sarojini Naidu 3 March 1949	402	(3)
To Rajendra Prasad 8 March 1949	405	(4)
Miscellaneous
Science and Human Values 21 November 1947	409	(6)
Appeal to Make Hindi the Language of Masses 9 January 1949	415	(1)
Need to Develop Unani System of Medicine on Scientific Lines 27 February 1949	416	(5)
Personal
To Debi Datt Joshi 12 September 1947	421	(1)
To Lachman Datt Bhatt 12 September 1947	422	(1)
To Amba Datt Joshi 12 September 1947	422	(1)
To Lachman Datt Bhatt 7 November 1947	423	(1)
To Debi Datt Joshi 2 December 1947	424	(1)
To Lachman Datt Bhatt 16 May 1948	424	(1)
To Debi Datt Joshi 16 May 1948	425	(1)
To Lachman Datt Bhatt 30 December 1948	426	(1)
To Jagdish Chandra Joshi 15 January 1949	426	(1)
To Debi Datt Joshi 15 January 1949	427	(4)
Appendix I
1. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 14 November 1947	431	(1)
2. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 17 December 1947	431	(1)
3. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 29 December 1947	432	(1)
4. Telegram from Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 12 February 1948	433	(1)
5. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 18 March 1948	434	(1)
6. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 22 March 1948	434	(1)
7. Joint Appeal for Contributions to Gandhi Memorial Fund 24 March 1948	435	(1)
8. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 6 May 1948	436	(2)
9. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 29 May 1948	438	(1)
10. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 7 June 1948	439	(1)
11. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 18 June 1948	440	(1)
12. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 4 July 1948	440	(1)
13. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 31 July 1948	441	(1)
14. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 19 August 1948	442	(1)
15. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 17 January 1949	442	(1)
16. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 9 February 1949	443	(1)
17. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 18 February 1949	444	(3)
Appendix II
Extracts from the Report of the Zamindari Abolition Committee 7 August 1948	447	(24)
Chronology	471	(3)
Genealogy	474	(1)
Index	475