বঙ্গবন্ধুর ভাষণসমগ্র | নরসিংদী | ১ জুন ১৯৪৮
জমিদারী প্রথা অবলুপ্তিকরণ, গরিবের ট্যাক্সেশন, পূর্ব পাকিস্তানে ৭৫ লক্ষ রিসিপ্ট বই বিতরণ উপলক্ষে ভাষণ
১ জুন ১৯৪৮
নরসিংদী
There cannot be the opinion about the abolition of Zemindary system without any compensation. Opposition may come from a few rich men addicted to wine and women but we are ready to spend our lifeblood for its abolition. We are often damned as enemies of the state. Are not those who allowed some Zemindars to go away with 60crores of Rupees to Indian Union, enemies of the state? Zemindars are indulging in luxuries while poor are going a begging for food and cloths. I promise on behalf of the youths of Bengal that we shall make any sacrifice to save the poor people and shall not allow them to die.
There is wide difference between the pay of the high officials, Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and that of the Professors, ministerial officers and Primary teachers. Half-educated Parliamentary Secretaries are drawing fat salaries whereas ill-paid Primary teachers are not getting their salaries for the last seven months. There are Parliamentary Secretaries who travel on private business and drawing traveling allowance from the exchequer. The salary of the Chief Secretary should be reduced to rupees one thousand and those of M.L.As. and Ministers should also be reduced to make provisions for the enhancement of the pay of the ill-paid officers.
Under the present system the poor are to bear the full brunt of taxation, rich pay less tax. This is a conspiracy to suck the poor. We shall not allow the state to be destroyed by the Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries. We shall save it at the cost of our blood…. (Missing from original document due to page damage) 75 lacs of receipt book would be distributed in Eastern Pakistan for enrolment of Muslim League members. He urged the audience to take a vow that they would exact their own demands and would not allow their countrymen to die of starvation.
Reference:
Hasina, S. (2018) Secret Document of Intelligence Branch on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Vol – I, p 30,Sheikh Hasina, Hakkani Publishers