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18 to attend the meeting. If, under these circumstances, I am committing a blunder, I believe that you, my countrymen, and Mahatmaji will forgive me.

We have decided that in my absence, Agha Mohamad Safdar Sahib, shall act as the President of the Provincial Congress Committe. The patriotism and high intellectual attainments of Agha Mohamad Safdar are well-known to you and I believe that under his guidance and leadership all the Congress Committees and all Congressmen in the province would fulfil their duties loyally and bravely.

When I left the shores of America, I knew that I would not be allowed to remain outside the jail for a long time; and on my departure from there, I told my friends that I would be satisfied if I were allowed to work amongst my people even for six months. But now, through the grace of God, I have been enabled to work with you for about 19 months, and I go to jail with a glad heart and with the firm belief that what-ever we have done, we have done according to our conscience and our God. I have no misgivings or fears in my mind. I am convinced that the path we have chosen is the right path and our success is sure. I also