not to inflict sufferings. It is by self-suffering that we hope to bring about the desired result. The issue is plain. The bureaucracy wants to impose its will on us by repression and oppression. We on the other hand wish to impose our will on the bureaucracy by our suffering. Heaven only knows the extent and the intensity of the suffering that is in store for us in this process. The other two conditions, therefore, are that the fear of jail and the fear of death both must disappear from our minds. Congressmen in their thousands must be prepared to go to jail and also to lay down their lives if necessary. I have no doubt that if India can give a million soldiers for this purpose success is sure. It is a matter of sincere congratulations to know that the fear of jail is fast vanishing away and the events of the last few days are indeed an indication of a very hopeful outlook. In spite of the arrests of our first rank leaders as also the indiscriminating arrests of hundreds of our co-workers in different parts of India the country has remained perfectly non-violent.
