passed by the Legislative Assembly of East Bengal. This is not the proper time. This matter has come up before this House because certain motions have been moved by some members of this House and there has been an amendment to that motion, and I do not see how the amendment is contradictory to any of the resolutions which has asked Bengali to be one of the State languages in Pakistan. So long as the question of Bengali language remains pending, so long as the demand of East Bengal is not decided adversely, I do not see any fear in that. Rather I am hopeful that better results may come out of it. But there are members in this House who want to fish in troubled waters when they get a certain opportunity, and this is one of them...
........Sir, I have confined myself to the issue. Sir, the resolution is of the East Bengal Assembly there. I have read out the wording of the resolution of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly, as also its intention. So it is not the question why I do not move that resolution here A motive has been imputed by the Honorable the Leader of the Opposition. So there should not be a confusion which has been sought to be created amongst our people by the gentleman speaking from that side. I do not touch the points raised by Sardar Shaukat Hyat Khan who has spoken from the Bench over there, because I know that his party being so small, he has got to be in the lap of my friend Mr. Chattopadhyaya...
Mr. President: I am first putting the amendment to vote.
The question is:
That for the original motion the following be substituted:
“That in view of the fact that no decision has yet been taken in the matter of the State language and there being no immediate necessity of taking a decision thereon’ be it resolved that the question be decided by this Assembly when it comes up before it in due course.”
(The House then divided)
A YES-41
i. Mr. Abdulla-al Mahmood.
2. Maulana Md. Abdullah-el Baqui.
3. Maulana Md. Akram Khan.
4. The Hon'ble Mr. Azizuddin Ahmad.
5. Moulavi Ebrahim Khan.
6. The Hon’ble Mr. Fazlur Rahman.
7. Mr. Ghayasuddin Pathan.
8. Mr. Shahoodul Huque.
9. The Hon’ble Dr. Ishtiaq Husain Qureshi
10. The Hon’ble Mr. Mafizuddin Ahmad.
