same time the Provincial Government was assured that Centre would give them “every assistance in the restoration and maintenance of order in the province.”
Centre's Directive Ignored
Mr. Mohammed Ali pointed out that the action suggested by the Central Government, Mr. Fazlul Huq publicly repudiated the suggestion that communists or other subversive elements had any hand in the disturbances. He added the United Front leaders made the fantastic allegation that the centre and the Muslim League had instigated these riots to discredit the United Front. “This", he said, “was of course a deliberate falsehood and wicked attempt to mislead the people and make political capital out of a great tragedy.”
Mr. Mohammed Ali declared that Mr. Huq's recent statements viewed against the background of his Calcutta Utterances had convinced him and his colleagues that they had to deal with a political leader who was fundamentally opposed to Pakistan. It was clear that neither he nor his cabinet was Fit to administer the Province or could be trusted to restore peace and confidence and work for the prosperity of 42 million people. The centre had, therefore, no other alternative but the dismissal of the Huq Ministry.
The Prime Minister gave no indication in his broadcast as to how long the Governor's rule would continue in the province but added that section 92-A would remain in force “until such time as normal conditions have been restored in the province and ministry representative of the people and worthy of the people's confidence can function successfully”.
Warning to people
He warned the people against the internal enemies and dangers of provincialism and appealed to the youth not to be misled by the enemies. He also told the members of services to do their duty in accordance with their duty in freedom from fear of victimization and restore social and administrative order.
Referring to Mr. Fazlul Huq's talks with the Central Government Mr. Mohammed Ali said that he and his colleagues were solely disillusioned and were left in no doubt that the United Front Ministry would not and could not be depended upon to take effective measures to meet the situation. “It was clear that since his last visit to Karachi Mr. Fazlul Huq's psychological makeup had undergone a remarkable metamorphosis.”
The Prime Minister disclosed that during his previous visit here Mr. Huq had expressed concern over the growth of communism in his province and even favored a strong centre but during his second visit he maintained that there were no communists and no communism in East Bengal.
New York Times Again
Mr. Mohammed Ali also, made a reference to Mr. Fazlul Huq's interviews with Reuter and the New York Times in which he was reported to have stated that his objective was to secure independence for East Bengal and later issued a denial to this
