পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বিতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/৫৯৩

এই পাতাটির মুদ্রণ সংশোধন করা হয়েছে, কিন্তু বৈধকরণ করা হয়নি।
বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বিতীয় খণ্ড
566

 But it is a pity that despite the passage of 23 years during which several Governments came and went down, no one realized that 95 per cent of the population neither knows Urdu nor Bengali nor English nor Arabic.  No step was taken during the past 23 years in this direction.

 It was the duly of the Government to educate the people on the significance of the vote. The people should have been taught as to why a, vote is cast. This should have been done through education and publicity media.

 The people should have been told as to what the meaning of vote is and what qualities are required in a person seeking vote from the people.

Firm Belief.

 This is my conviction that until the Government is controlled by the jagirdars and capitalists, nothing will be done for the betterment of the peasants and the laborers. Therefore, I am of the firm belief that the salvation of the poor lies only in the path of socialism. But now when the elections have started, I will call upon the people that there should be no corruption in the elections.

 The corruption has increased more than 100 per cent. The corrupt people whether they are in the mills, or happen to be jagirdars or businessmen or black marketers, all of them are destroying Pakistan. You should be aware of such people and should not cast your votes for money, If all the people turn corrupt and the corruption spreads among the peasants also, this country will be ruined.

 The remedy is that the people should think collectively as to how the future constitution for the country is to be framed. If possible, political leaders should afford an opportunity to meet and discuss the question of framing of constitution. If Pakistan survives, we will survive. If Pakistan is ruined, everybody including the peasants, the laborers and jagirdars, the capitalists, educated and the uneducated will all be ruined. Therefore you should move unitedly to save the country from the external and internal enemies.

 You, therefore, should unite to save Pakistan from internal and external enemies, make efforts to preserve security of Pakistan, to make Pakistan prosperous, to promote unity and to do away with disruption. Unity is the most needed thing, we pray to guidance of Allah to unite all of us, to create understanding between all the political parties to unite them so that they are on their guard against the external enemies. We are surrounded by enemies from all nooks and corners who are out to destroy Pakistan.

 If Pakistan exists all the political parties in it will exist. Nobody can even dare to set up a political party of his own choice to achieve its objective if Pakistan is merged into India or assumes any other shape or becomes a confederation.

 We, therefore, should stand united to make Pakistan strong and prosperous, to eliminate drinking from Pakistan to cut down unnecessary expenditure, to drive out corruption, to wipe out black-marketing, and to prevent smuggling of edibles like rice.