Morning News
21st March 1966
EPAL Okays Six-point Programme
The East Pakistan Awami League on Saturday “fully endorsed and adopted as the party programme the six point recently putforward by its Secretary-General, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports PPA.
The endorsement was given at the party’s current conference.
A Party Press release said on Saturday that the six-point programme was “most opportune and commendable” for “strengthening the defence of East Pakistan, and for its economic and political emancipation.”
If implemented in “Its true spirit” the programme will lead to greater integrity and solidarity of Pakistan and “contribute immensely to the development and growth of Pakistani nationalism” the release added.
A number of resolutions were also passed by the AL conference on Saturday, one of them viewed “with great concern the deterioration in the economic condition of the people for lack of opportunities of earning on the one hand and soaring prices of all essential commodities on the other”, and demanded arrangements “for balancing this anomalous position.”
It also disapproved of compulsory paddy procurement policy of the Government of East Pakistan for building up reserve stocks and demanded its withdrawal instead. It recommended building up of these stocks through imports.
Detenus
Another resolution demanded immediate release of all political prisoners detained under the Safety Laws or Defence of Pakistan Rules. The DPR and other emergency measures introduced in the wake of the Indo-Pakistan conflict last September should be withdrawn, it said.
In this context, it asked for release of five West Pakistani Leaders and students now under detention for agitation against the Taskent Decharation, all cases instituted in this connection should be withdrawn.
It also demanded compensation for the families of victims of firings in West Pakistan on persons agitating against the TD.
In another resolution, the East Pakistan Awami League appealed to its detained West Pakistan colleague. Khwaja Mohammad Rafique to end his reported hangar strike.
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