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বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ প্রথম খণ্ড
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 I shall show, Sir, from statistics published by our Government that the share of East Pakistan to the Federal revenues from 1947–48 to 1954-55 has been 168 crores and 14 lakhs. During this period West Pakistan contributed 553 crores and 53 lakhs to the Federal Revenues. These figures may make our West Pakistani brothers, like Mr. Gurmani, boast and say: “Look! East Pakistan is contributing only 18 percent. West Pakistan contributes more than treble." That will make them very glad. But. Sir, look at the expenditure side. This is the expenditure. The Central Government has spent during these nine years 42 crores and 66 lakhs in East Pakistan as compared to 790 crore and 67 lakhs spent in West Pakistan. Therefore, Sir, we have got back much less than what we have contributed. Sir, we have got a shortfall of expenditure to the extent of 125 crores 50 lakhs and this money has been spent in West Pakistan and even then there was a deficit of 237 crores 14 lakhs in the Central Budget during these eight years. This has been paid from loans for which East Bengal is paying interest. Thus we are being doubly penalized. Sir, this is how the economic position of East Pakistan versus the West stands. Now, this shortfall has reduced the national income and per capita income of the people of East Pakistan and has led to their impoverishment to that extent. There is another pamphlet given by Government and I am quoting from that pamphlet published by Central Government. I am referring to page 34, and anybody can look into that book. Honorable Deputy Speaker: Where is that book?

  Mr. Abu! Mansur Ahmad: This is the book called “Pakistan 1954-55:"

  Honorable Deputy Speaker: I have not got it.

  Mr. Abul Mansur Ahmad: You have not gota copy?

  Honorable Deputy Speaker: Did you give a copy?

  Mr. Abul Mansur Ahmad: This shortfall to the extent of 125 crores, 50 lakhs is an unrequited drain upon East Pakistan. The drain is a one-way traffic as it only comes and never goes back. As I have enunciated Government expenditure is the income of the people, in this case the expenditure of the Central Government of Pakistan is not, the income of the people of East Pakistan. It is one-way traffic. It comes from East Pakistan but does not go back to East Pakistan but is absorbed in West Pakistan. Therefore, gradually East Pakistan is going to be impoverished very rapidly. I will quote another figure from this book.

  Honorable Deputy Speaker: What book is this?

  Mr. Abul Mansur Ahmad: It is a book published by the Pakistan Information, Advertisement and Film Department. Honorable Deputy Speaker: Put it on the table.

  Mr. Abul Mansur Ahmad: Sir, I am putting it on the table; I will place it on the table and I will quote from my notes.

  Honorable Deputy Speaker: Quote from the book but later on put it on the table of the House.