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74 Kalam Azad and Maulana Salamatulla is likely to disturb the public mind but it must be remembered by adopting repressive measures Government have challenged not individual leaders and workers but the very movement upon the success of which freedom of our faith and our national existence solely depends. Let therefore every Mussalman, whether young or old, engrave on his mind that if he loves his religion and country he should face the situation boldly with undaunted courage and perseverance and in entire submission to the peaceful programme of non-violent non-cooperation.

Mussalmans of India have made a compact with Mahatma Gandhi to follow his programme peacefully and let that compact be fulfilled up to the last. Every young man should be prepared to go to jail cheerfully and work should be unceasingly continued with accelerated speed.

All Khilafat Committees are requested to empower their presidents to fill up the vacancy immediately at their own discretion without undergoing the formality of calling a meeting, whenever any of the office bearers or workers is arrested, so that work may not suffer owing to the delay in making a new election. A list of workers should be kept ready beforehand and a