‘One Unit Bill’ সম্পর্কে পশ্চিম পাকিস্তানের অন্যান্য প্রদেশের পরিস্থিতি তুলে ধরলেন বঙ্গবন্ধু
Karachi, Wednesday, the 21st September, 1955
The constituent assembly of Pakistan:
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: If interruptions are allowed, then I must be given two minutes more.
Sir, leaders from Punjab have stated in this House that by unification they will be sacrificing 16 per cent, but I ask them have they taken the opinion of the common Punjabi people about this sacrifice of 16 per cent. I am sure even the Punjabi people will not agree to such a thing. They have not forgotten the atrocities perpetrated upon them under the Martial Law that was imposed upon the Punjabi people. Punjab is not going to forget all that. Therefore, how can you say that the people in Punjab are behind it and they are prepared to forgo their 16 per cent share, when you have not consulted them.
Then, also there is the question of Sindhis; have they agreed with this scheme of unification of West Pakistan. You have not consulted them. Then, there is the question of Karachi. Karachi, being the federal capital, belongs to everybody in Pakistan.
Reference:
Iqbal, S. (1997) Sheikh Mujib in Parliament (1955-58), p. 18-29, Dhaka, Agami Prakashani
বঙ্গবন্ধুর ভাষণ সমগ্র, Farzana Yeasmine Aparajita, Dr Md Razibul Bari