IN INDIA COUNCILS ARE A PART OF THE GOVERNMENT
Translation
In
India councils are a part of the government
This is the start of our political perfection
We were always beggars ,begging 1 was our way
The rich should now acquire the skill of “begging”
Explanatory Notes
1.
This refers to the
“begging” for votes by the rich people. Adult suffrage did not come into the
Indian sub-continent till the Government of India Act 1935. Till then suffrage
was restricted to persons above a certain annual income.