বঙ্গবন্ধুর ভাষণসমগ্র | ১৭ মে ১৯৪৮ | পাবলিক লাইব্রেরী হল, নারায়ণগঞ্জ
খাদ্য ও বস্ত্র সমস্যা সংক্রান্ত ইস্যুতে বঙ্গবন্ধুর ভাষণ
There is an acute scarcity of clothes in villages. Rural People do not get clothes to purchase whereas people in the towns net sufficient supply of clothes and clothes are being sold in black market. Barisal is a surplus district. There rice sells at Rs. 40/-per maund. Before the achievement of Pakistan people were assured of sufficient food, clothing, justice, fair play etc., in Pakistan, but after its achievement they feel disappointed as there has been no change in their standard of living. On the other hand taxes are being imposed on them. When we point these out and demand their remedy and also eradication of corruption and injustice, we are damned as traitors, 5Columnists etc. We declare that we have worked to achieve Pakistan and we shall fight to defend it, if necessary.
Those who, in the last General Election spent lacs of rupees to defeat Muslim League candidates abused our Quad-i-Azam and condemned the aspiration for Pakistan as unreal some have suddenly become champions of the Muslim League, and are being members of the League Committee. The reason of this is obvious. The present Ministry, by raising the bogey of Islam in danger, want to know themselves in power and to make the League their Pocket organization. We throw out a challenge to the Ministry to contest with any of our workers in a Union Board election and we are sure they will not be to return.”
Reference:
Hasina, S. (2018) Secret Document of Intelligence Branch on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Vol – I, p 19,Sheikh Hasina, Hakkani Publishers
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