Sir, it is advocated that joint Electorate will bring communal harmony. But look at the joint Electorate and Secularism of India. Riots are almost occurring everyday there and Muslims are being persecuted and killed. So, Sir, instead of bringing communal harmony it will raise communal frenzy and instead of solving communal problem, this country will be landed into turmoil and communal fire.
It is being urgued; good and efficient people will be elected in joint Electorate. Sir. Dr. Ambedker. the author of the Indian constitution could not get himself elected because, he belong to schedule caste. He was defeated and he could not have a seat in the parliament. Any way. Sir, those who advocate for joint Electorate, they ought to know that joint Electorate will cut at the very root of Pakistan. Separate Electorate does not harm anybody. Sir, this country has been on religious basis, and this country must observe the ideology, for which Pakistan came into being as the Homeland of the Muslims. Pakistan did not come into being for making ministers. It came into being for making experiments with the ideologies of Islam. It is the last foothold of the Muslims in the world. Pakistan is the only country in the world which is called Islamic Republic. If our friends start bartering away our ideology for political expediency and for capturing power only, then their loyalty to Pakistan will be questioned; that will be no service to Pakistan. Their names will go down in the history as one who parted with the ideology of Pakistan for temporary gains.
Sir, East Pakistan and West Pakistan are the two integral parts of Pakistan. They are linked with each other on the basis of Muslim nationhood. If you have the feeling that Bengalees are one nation and if you have joint Electorate, then East Bengal will be separated from Pakistan. In the absence of any common ideological basis there is the feeling of Bengali nationalism what would be the objection of getting East Bengal linked up with West Bengal. Sir, I can prove that joint Electorate will end in joint Bengal,i.e... East Pakistan will be united with West Bengal.
Mr. BASANTA KUMAR DAS: Mr. Speaker. Sir, after the debate has proceeded so far, I do not think that I should take much time of the House. Many Points which I wanted to stress have been stressed and spoken in support of Joint Electorate System and against the motion. I have listened with interesf and attention to the Speeches that have been delivered in support of Joint Electorate System and against their motion and 1 really congratulate the members who have spoken for the manner in which their speeches have been delivered. Those members who have spoken in support of the motion have shown their great enthusiasm and they have placed before the House the sentiments that are working in their minds; but, Sir, I regret to say that all these sentiments and enthusiasm have made them forget the real point at issue. However, Sir, I shall place my viewpoints against the motion in as dispassionate a manner as possible and I would appeal to this august House through you. Sir, to examine the viewpoints I shall place in the light of reason and with a vision unblurred and undeemed by any sentiment and prejudice. Sir, the question before the House is that there should be separate Electorate for election to the National Assembly and the provincial Assemblies. Now, I would remind the House that this question has come before us. after the Constitution has been framed and put into operation. All the speeches that have been delivered in support of the motion have given
