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CONSTITUTION
OF
THE
HINDUSTAN
REPUBLICAN
ASSOCIATION*
[Prepared
by
S.N.
Sanyal
towards
the
end
of
1924.
It
was
printed
on
yellow
paper
and
for
that
reason
it is
generally
referred
to as
Yellow
Paper.]
Name:
The
name
of
the
association
shall
be
the
Hindustan
Republican Association.
Object:
The
object
of
the
association
shall
be to
establish
a
Federated
Republic
of
the
United
States
of
India
by an
organized
and
armed
revolution.
The
final
form
of
the
constitution
of
the
Republic
shall
be
framed
and
declared
by
the
representatives
of
the
people
at
the
time
when
they
will
be in
a
position
to
enforce
their
decisions.
The
basic
principle
of
the
Republic
shall
be
universal
suffrage
and
the
abolition
of
all
systems
which
make
any
kind
of
exploitation
of
man
by
man
possible.
Constitution
-
Governing
Body.
The
governing
body
of
the
association
shall
be
the
Central
Council
composed
of
the
representatives
of
every
province
of
India.
All
decisions
of
the
Central
Council
shall
be
vested
with
absolute
powers.
The
principle
function
of
the
Central
Council
shall
be to
supervise,
adjust
and
coordinate
the
activities
in
the
different
provinces
of
which
it
shall
have
full
knowledge.
The
Central
Council
shall
be in
direct
charge
of
the
work
to be
carried
on in
countries
outside
India.
Provincial
Organisation.
There
shall
be a
committee,
ordinarily
of
five
men
representing
the
five
different
departments
of
association
in
every
province,
which
shall
regulate
all
the
activities
of
association
in
the
province.
All
decisions
of
the
committee
shall
be
arrived
at by
unanimous
consent.
Departments.
Every
provincial
organisation
shall
have
the
following
departments:
1.
Propaganda,
2.
Collection
of
men,
3.
Collection
of
funds
and
terrorism,
4.
Collection
and
storage
of
arms
and
ammunitions,
5.
Foreign
connection.
1.
Propaganda
shall
be
carried
on:
(a)
by an
open
and a
secret
press,
(b)
through
private
conversation,
(c)
through
public
platforms,
(d)
through
a
system
of
organized
Kathas,
and
(e)
though
magic
lantern
slides.
2.
Collection
of
men
shall
be
done
by
organisers
in
charge
of
different
districts.
3.
Funds
shall
be
collected
generally
by
means
of
voluntary
subscriptions
and
occasionally
by
contributions
exacted
by
force.
In
extreme
cases
of
repressions
by
agent
or
agents
of a
foreign
government,
it
shall
be
the
duty
of
the
association
to
retaliate
in
whatever
form
it
shall
consider
suitable.
4.
Every
effort
shall
be
made
to
arm
every
member
of
the
association;
but
all
such
arms
shall
be
stored
at
different
centres
and
be
used
according
to
the
directions
of
the
provincial
committee
only.
No
arms
shall
be
removed
from
any
place
in
the
district
or
used
without
knowledge
and
the
permission
of
the
district
organiser
or
the
officer-in-charger
of
this
department.
5.
Foreign
Connection.
This
department
shall
carry
on
its
work
under
the
direct
orders
from
the
CC.
District
Organiser
- His
Duties.
The
district
organiser
shall
be in
sole
charge
of
the
members
of
his
district.
He
shall
try
to
start
branches
of
this
association
in
every
part
of
his
district.
In
order
to
have
efficient
recruitment
he
should
keep
himself
in
touch
with
the
different
public
bodies
and
institutions
in
his
district.
The
district
organisers
shall
be
subordinate
in
every
way
to
the
provincial
committee
who
shall
supervise
and
direct
all
the
activities.
The
district
organiser
must
see
that
the
member
are
divided
into
separate
groups
and
the
different
groups
do
not
know
each
other.
So
far
as
possible
the
district
organisers
of
any
province
must
not
know
the
activities
of
each
other
and,
if
possible,
they
must
also
not
know
each
other
by
person
or by
name.
No
district
organiser
shall
leave
his
station
without
previously
informing
his
superior.
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