and nobody else. It is they who have created this situation. For the last 8 years they have crippled the people in such a way that they cannot but think like this. For instance, the statement of Maulana Bhashani has created a fuss here, it has created a row here. So has the statement of Mr. Abul Mansur Ahmad. He has been recommended for being tried for high treason.
Honourable Deputy Speaker: But we are not discussing this.
Mr. Ataur Rahman Khan: No, Sir, I am just saying about the reaction of the people. Mr. Abul Mansur Ahmed has made a statement. What was his statement?
Honorable Deputy Speaker: I do not know what his statement was, but I know what the business of the House is for today.
Mr. Ataur Rahman Khan: Sir, he said it in the House.
Mr. Yosuf A. Haroon: What did he say?
Mr. Ataur Rahman Khan: He said all that in the House, and if you do not know what he said....
Mr. Yosuf A. Haroon: Come out With it.
Mr. Ataur Rahman Khan: Sir, he said we are two geographical and Economic units; we are two people; we have got two cultures; we have got two ideas; we have got two languages. All this has astounded these people. It has shocked them. I wonder if the injustice of the last eight years has shocked their conscience or not. Sir, they do not possess any conscience. Their exhibition of love for the country is nothing; they just raise a slogan to cover up the faults that they have committed. It is only to cloud the real issue. Sir, has any paper of West Pakistan till now discussed or written a word about the injustices that have been done to East Bengal; has any paper written exposing the ruling coterie; has any paper here expressed regret, expressed sorrow and said that they are ashamed to find this disparity?
, Mr. Abul Mansur Ahmad has already given a list showing this disparity. Out of 151 crores that they have raised as revenue for the Centre, they have spent only 46 crores on East Bengal. Similarly out of about 600 crores of export, only 293 crores have been spent on East Pakistan in import and so mach more has been given away to West Pakistan. Sir, they have done this in all the matters. Out of 12 crores that they have spent on Central services, they have spent only 60 lakhs for East Bengal people. Sir, is there any comparison. Sir, out of the 42, thousand employees of the Central Government, only 2,900 are of East Bengal and that too in the lowest categories and very few, almost nil, in the top grades. Out of 12 crores on the Central Services, only 60 lakhs have been spent on East Bengal. That is the position, Sir, that is five per cent in money as well as service, and 95 per cent for them; and with this, Sir, they are calling us brothers. They have sucked the blood of our body, leaving us dry skeleton and crippled and still they say they are brothers. If we say anything against it, they say, you are traitors, you are not worthy to live, you deserve to be shot". Sir that is their attitude.
