Morning News
7th April 1958
Allegations Against Two Ministers
AL working committee asks Suhrawardy to
Probe Mujib withdraws resignation
By a Staff Reporter
The Awami League general secretary, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, withdrew his resignation, which he tendered six days ago. on a request made by the working committee at its concluding session yesterday. With regard to the recasting of the coalition Cabinet, the working committee authorised the party chief, Mr. H. S. Suhrawardy, who had earlier made a lengthy speech on the present political situation in the country with particular reference to the AL role, to probe into the allegations made against the two ministers. Mr. Khairat Hussain and Mr. Abdur Rahman Khan. He was further authorised to advise action in the light of the findings of the enquiry. The working committee discussed threadbare the 11 point programme the NAP had submitted earlier as a basis of the latter’s co-operation with the coalition Ministry and empowered the leader of the parliamentary wing, Mr. Ataur Rahman Khan, to decide the line of action and draft a reply to it. Expulsion Another important decision taken at the meeting was the expulsion of Mr. Aminul Huq Chaudhury, Mr. Dabirul Islam and Mr. Abul Hussain from Awami League Parliamentary Party for a period of five years on account of their “anti-party activities and final descertion” from it. By a resolution the working committee asked the Chief Minister to appoint a political secretary from the members of the parliamentary party and the mandate, according to an announcement from the AL headquarters, was accepted by the Chief Minister. The working committee condemned the action against the Ataur Rahman Government by the then Governor, Mr. Fazlul Huq, even through the coalition had commanded the confidence of the majority of the members of the House. Resolutions were also adopted condemning the incident that took place in the Assembly on Saturday and the French atrocities in Algeria.
Immediate steps to ease the deteriorating food situation in Barisal, Khulna, Noakhali and other districts of North Bengal and measures to fight the menacing epidemic diseases in certain areas were urged by another resolution. The working committee, in another resolution, recommended to the Government the setting up of a junior public service commission.
The working committee was of the opinion that appointments to the junior services should be made after proper scrutiny.
Mujib leaves today on 2-month tour of foreign countries
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, General Secretary of the East Pakistan Awami League, leaves Dacca today (Monday) on a two-month tour of the Far Eastern countries, the U.K. USA and Japan. Mr. Mujib will be the guest of the Government of United Kingdom during his 12-day stay there, on special invitation of the Government of the UK. He will leave London on April, 20 for USA on a month’s tour of the USA under leader exchange grant. Mr. Mujibur Rahman will, on his way back home, visit Japan, and some other Far Eastern countries, where he will study the systems of the Government, industrial set-up, social welfare, educational and agricultural development of those countries.