[Extracts from the Speech of Mr. H. S. Suhrawardy.]
Mr. H. S. Sulirawardy (12th September, 1955): It may be said that since I was in favor of the One-Unit Scheme, why today there is so much opposition to it. In short, it is due to the fact that the people have lost confidence in the good faith of Government. Sir, I was dilating upon the attitude of various parties regarding political issues; what transpired thereafter is also well known, and is not a Cabinet Secret. What transpired in Murree is well, known and it was talked about all over the place. What had been told to me in private by the Honorable Prime Minister and his colleagues I shall not refer to. Private conversations should be kept out of this House. The trend of events the logical trend of events of what they were leading to was well known and I pointed this out to you, not because as I said yesterday, I was not elected or selected as the Prime Minister. That is a very very minor matter, as the Honorable Prime Minister himself will find out in due course. The situation is such that Office does not carry with it that prestige or power which it should carry in a democratic country. Why then I am referring to it here which I shall have to refer at a later stage because it has resulted in not only myself, very unimportant, extremely unimportant, not my party which is extremely unimportant, but I think that those who have followed the trend of events in losing complete confidence in the present Ministry and in the provinces of these persons who sit on the other side. Yes, you have got one friend now and that is that self-saying gentleman and those who are with him who will co-operate with you. How far they will carry you will depend upon the course of events and possibly, Sir, with them behind you as I said you have been able to manufacture a Steam-roller which will crush all opposition. Well, Sir, I, therefore, ask the Honorable Prime Minister that will he please see that when this One-Unit Scheme is ignorable in its conception, when it has got so many advantages, when he thinks that if this is adopted, we shall proceed on the lines of true nationalism and perhaps, will be able to bring the two Units together, if there is not that intrigue entered into the Scheme of things, namely, the intrigue for the purpose of capturing power, if that does not enter into, if the work is done honestly and sincerely. Why is it then that today there is so much opposition to it/ Does not the Honorable Prime Minister hear the rumbling or voices in the districts and the growing opposition? Why is it so? I will tell you the reasons a little bit later, but I would like before I do that to search your own hearts, everyone of you sitting on the other side and see whether you have behaved honorably within these last days and you deserve the confidence of the people, a confidence of the people that you will abide by your promises? That is the fundamental of the success of this One-Unit scheme. The One-Unit scheme cannot succeed if the people have not got confidence in you and if it fails it will disintegrate Pakistan. Sir, consequently you have got to search your heart and if after searching your heart you are satisfied that you have behaved in such a way that the people can have confidence in your promises, come then and make these promises over here. At least your conscience will be clear although other persons may not agree with you, although other persons may think that possibly a further searching of the heart may lead to finding nooks and corners and skeletons which may lead you to alter your views regarding your position in the country. Now, Sir, as I said, we have unhappily to go into the motive to some extent although I would much rather
