Principles which are laying down for the framing of our future constitution. I do hope that those who are genuinely and honestly interested in framing the kind of constitution we all desire will take the fullest opportunity that is being afforded to them. It is not in the nature of a challenge that I have moved this motion; it is with the desire for seeking co-operation from all those who have a genuine desire that we should have a constitution which is the best
Mr. Shahoodul Haque (East Bengal: Muslim): Mr. President, Sir, I rise to lend my wholehearted support to this motion and to heartily felicitate Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan for the wisdom and sagacity he has displayed by initiating this opportune motion which I am sure will be welcomed and warmly appreciated by all sections of the people not only in this House but also outside, bearing possibly those who wanted to create disaffection and fish in troubled waters and were dreaming of getting into power, taking advantage of the widespread storm of discontent that raged all over Pakistan in its western as well as in its eastern wing over the widely resented Interim Report of the Basic Principles Committee. While this motion recognizes the fact that this House does not like to pose as the only repository of juristically wisdom on knowledge, nor its members of the Basic Principles Committee as the infallible constitutionalists, it offers a real opportunity to all those people-bona fide jurists, constitutionalists and well-versed Ulema-to offer concrete and definite proposals in connection with the basic principles keeping view the letter as well as the spirit of the Objectives Resolution that was adopted by this House. Let us hope they will all make good use of this opportunity.
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Mr. Nur Ahined (East Bengal: Muslim): Sir, I rise to extend my hearty congratulations to the leader of the House for bringing in this motion. The great leader of Pakistan, whom I call a man of destiny, has once more proved himself a true and great leader of humanity.
Unfortunately, with the Publication of the Interim Report of the Basic Principles Committee, there has been a great agitation and very hostile comments even against the Leader of Pakistan. Sir, in some quarters these principles enunciated in the Report, have been ascribed as most undemocratic, un-Islamic and most reactionary. It has been said that the principle disclose a picture of a constitution whereby dictatorship will be established in Pakistan. Sir, it has been said in some quarters that if these principles are implemented, there will be no democracy and no Islamic constitution in Pakistan. It has also been said that Provincial autonomy will disappear-there will be a Unitary Central Government in Pakistan.
Sir, in East Bengal there is a growing belief-I must say that it is wrong impression- that there are principles in the Report which, if adopted, will reduce the majority of East Bengal into a minority and it will turn East Bengal into a colony of Pakistan.
Sir, I must say, most of these criticisms are based on wrong impression and uninformed information of those who have not seriously studied the principles and have not applied their mind to them. They have only read the newspaper reports and comments
