Chapter 242 Gandhi Announces Hunger Strike

Are you not a Mahatma, non-violent non-cooperation? Do we really think our British Empire is paper?

Regarding the issue of children being emotional and not eating, Alan Wilson, who has been severely beaten by the society, has only one wise saying, beating lightly!

If it weren't for the severe damage to the British mainland after two world wars, and there was a clear enemy and a suspicious ally there, what would it have to do with London if you starved yourself to death?

Gandhi's hunger strike was supported by the international environment, and it was not a game.

Gandhi had nearly twenty hunger strikes in his life, each time for a different reason.

The first time he went on a hunger strike was because a girl and two boys had a serious deviant behavior in a rural area of ​​India. Gandhi, who was already 44 years old, decided to go on a hunger strike for seven days and nearly four and a half months later. , eat only one meal a day.

To mediate the relationship between the two major religions, to oppose colonial rule, and so on, hunger strikes are carried out in different ways, and the duration is also long or short.

Now that British India is facing a drought, the British Empire now needs you to go on a hunger strike. Please accept it with the courage of a saint.

Alan Wilson's words don't have much rhetorical elements in them. Although they are implied, they are also very straightforward.

"I don't know Mr. Allen, what do you think I can do?" Gandhi looked at the British across the table with deep eyes, and already had a guess in his heart.

"If one man of general appeal could lead this campaign of food conservation, the consumption of British India would be greatly reduced. Many people would probably not have starved to death. But few have the stature. "Alan Wilson said this and looked at Gandhi himself with expectant eyes, "There is just one..."

Gandhi hadn't spoken yet, but Nehru couldn't bear it anymore. This is moral kidnapping! British India contributed so much to the British Empire, now something went wrong to make Gandhi go on hunger strike? "I heard you right!"

"Not at all. If a person can save one meal a day, then the entire subcontinent does not know how much food can be saved per person per day. This is a very simple arithmetic problem, isn't it?" Alan Wilson tilted his head confidently Asked rhetorically, "Any small thing multiplied by the population of the subcontinent will become very huge, and any turbulent thing, divided by the population of the subcontinent, will become insignificant. This is our self-help method that we have thought about after careful consideration."

Alan Wilson does not deny the meaning of moral kidnapping, there are indeed some of them.

But I can't quite say that.

What was Gandhi famous for? Isn't it just a hunger strike? This is the character of the saint Gandhi, and now the gentlemen are going to use the saint character of Gandhi. What's wrong with this?

You can go on hunger strike even if the women in the neighboring village cheated. Now that British India is facing such a big famine, you, a leader fighting for independence, have an opportunity to buy people's hearts. Why don't you take advantage of it?

Alan Wilson was never prepared to be rejected, and certainly wasn't.

Knowing that the clown is actually my own Gandhi, I reached out to block Nehru's accusation, and said slowly, "If I can personally lead the food conservation movement and prevent millions of people from starving to death, I am an old man. It is incumbent."

"In all fairness, we don't want Mr. Gandhi to do this, but only Mr. Gandhi has this kind of prestige and influence." Sir Baron put on a tall hat of the right size for Gandhi, and directly settled the matter, "If Mr. Gandhi It can play a huge leading role, and I believe the food pressure in British India will be significantly reduced."

The members of the Congress party have mixed feelings. They feel that the British are trying to bully honest people.

But Gandhi himself did not refuse. Why should the demons and ghosts in Alan Wilson's eyes object?

"This is what I should do. If everyone in the entire subcontinent can save one meal, there will be surplus food to help others." Gandhi has entered the state of a saint, and since he agreed, he made some preparations.

Such a statement was awe-inspiring. Sir Barron stood up first, and then other British representatives also stood up, paying tribute to Gandhi and expressing their reverence for the saint on earth.

If the atmosphere is not suitable, Alan Wilson really wants to suggest that even water can be saved. Drinking cow urine can express the determination of Hindus to fight drought. Drinking more cow urine saves a sip of water, which is more able to fight drought.

Although the agenda of harmony between the two parties failed, our agenda of asking Gandhi to go on a hunger strike succeeded. Generally speaking, this tripartite meeting has achieved great results. As for Nehru's request, after careful consideration, the Governor's Office decided to arrange a dialogue between the Congress Party and the Muslim League. Calculating the time, London should also start, so we can come together.

"Mr. Gandhi, the British are kidnapping morally." Leaving the Governor's Palace, Nehru finally couldn't help but said.

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"But what they said has some truth. It is very important to save food during a drought." Gandhi shook his head indifferently. I won’t be starved to death, I believe it will be effective.”

There will definitely be an effect. If there is no effect, Alan Wilson will not make such a suggestion. In the entire subcontinent, as long as 10,000 people follow Gandhi's example, thousands of people can be saved.

"Assistant, the reception is ready. We've been tormented at noon." Edel, the commissioner's private secretary, came to inform Alan Wilson that the evening reception was ready.

Only at this time did Alan Wilson look away from the window, and replied easily, "Prepare me a glass of whiskey, to be honest, it's really difficult, and you have to share the joys and sorrows, but you can't really share the joys and sorrows, otherwise the expats in New Delhi What do you think of us? By the way, don’t talk nonsense when you go home, the Governor’s Mansion claims to have two meals a day.”

"Everyone has communicated, and we will never talk nonsense. The Governor's Mansion will carry out a two-meal campaign for a month. Let's personally implement the progress of the food conservation campaign." Edel nodded solemnly, "The United Provinces sent a telegram Now, ask about the progress of this negotiation."

"Mr. Burke is in a hurry. There are indeed more people in the United Provinces. Just follow the standards of our Governor's Mansion. It is announced that the food supply for one meal will be reduced during the drought, and Indians will never be able to enter Burke's official residence to watch Him?" Alan Wilson pondered for a moment.

"If you really do this, Mr. Burke will probably order to shoot." Edel chuckled. Burke was the chief executive of the Bengal province during the Bengal famine, but he has been transferred now.

The Governor's Mansion was brightly lit that night, and the lights spread far away, indicating that during the drought, the Governor's Mansion was working all night. For the civil servants of the Governor's Mansion, the subcontinent suffered from such a large natural disaster. As the managers of British India, they could only make some insignificant contributions, and they could only choose to numb themselves with alcohol when they were disappointed.

The Governor-General in New Delhi has officially started to promote the food conservation campaign. Official documents have been issued to all provinces and states, and they have called for reporting and exposing the deliberate waste of food during the food conservation campaign.

The Supreme Court was in favor of this kind of reporting and exposing, saying that during the drought, deliberately wasting food is absolutely extremely bad in moral terms.

Administrative officials and judicial officials once again sang together, and through administrative orders, all newspapers in British India published the call for the food conservation movement in British India and encouraged the fight against wasteful behavior.

Will this undermine democracy? It's a joke, how can there be such a thing in the colony?

The vigorous food conservation movement has aroused great repercussions in all walks of life in British India through newspapers. In fact, most of the voices are in favor. After all, in difficult times, the Governor-General of British India has behaved so responsibly this time. It's a different person from a few years ago.

Some people have even begun to believe that the reason for the Great Bengal Famine was entirely due to the war period. Because of the impact of the war, famines appeared in many places, which had nothing to do with the British.

If Alan Wilson hears such words, he can consider giving the person who said such words a British green card. The British Empire needs such talents.

The fermentation of public opinion was in place. At this time, the Congress Party announced that Gandhi would go on a seven-day hunger strike and shoulder the responsibility of leading this food conservation campaign. The Congress Party supported the leader’s move and called for more More people joined in, saving food and distributing the excess food to those who need it more.

Immediately, all walks of life in India were deeply moved, and Mahatma Gandhi began to cut down on food and clothing. They believed that the drought would pass.

"After mediating sectarian conflicts and opposing the colonial government, he finally did something meaningful, uh..."

After belching, Alan Wilson, holding a fork in his hand, took a sip of whiskey, continued to attack the steak on the plate, and said vaguely, "I knew from the beginning that Gandhi would definitely agree to fight the famine. , what an opportunity to gain fame, it would be strange to disagree."

"Sir Barron means to praise Gandhi's behavior through public opinion." Edel wiped off the oil stains at the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, "I don't know what kind of remarks are more appropriate."

"Man conquers nature? From the perspective of Hinduism, such remarks are inappropriate." Alan Wilson shook his head, wondering, "Let's start with international public opinion, saying that other countries are very shocked, have been scared to pee, and exclaimed that India can't do it. Victory, that's all."

On this day, Gandhi's hunger strike, which is remembered by Indians, officially began. The whole of British India is praying in their hearts that this drought will pass sooner. There is a claim that one person can survive this drought.