বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ প্রথম খন্ড
| শিরোনাম | সূত্র | তারিখ |
| অবজেকটিভ রেজলিউশন সংক্রান্ত বিতর্ক! | পাকিস্তান গণপরিষদ-এর কার্যবিবরণী | ৭-১২ মার্চ, ১৯৪৯ |
[Excerpts from the Official Report of the Fifth Session of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan Debates.]
Monday, the 7th March, 1949
Mr. Prem Hari Barma (East Bengal General): Mr. President, Sir I beg to move:
"That the Motion"[১] be circulated for eliciting public opinion there on by the 30th April, 1949".
Sir, the Objectives Resolution which we shall pass shall be the foundation stone of the structure of the constitution of the Pakistan State. The constitution which will be framed by this august body will govern the people of Pakistan not only for generations but for centuries to come, because the constitution of a country, once framed, is scarcely changed or modified. The foundation of the constitution must be strong, sound and solid so that the structure built upon it may last long and may not give way after some time. For this purpose, not only the Members of the Constituent Assembly, who entrusted with this noble work, should have time to carefully examine the pros and cons of the proposed Objectives Resolution, but the public also whom we have the honor to represent here. must have an opportunity of expressing their opinion on it. If we get the opinion of the public and if the opinion of the public is in support of it then our task and responsibility will be mush lighter.
I do not think that we shall be right in passing the Resolution in hot haste, without giving any opportunity to the public to express their opinion. It took about ten years to frame the constitution of the United States of America. It will not, therefore, matter much if it is taken up and considered after seven or eight weeks.
We must not forget that our State of Pakistan consists of peoples professing various religions and having different social customs and cultures. We must not proceed with the work of framing the constitution in such a way as may cause apprehension, distrust or anything of the kind to any section of the people. The members of the Constituent Assembly, irrespective of the community to which they may belong, have the sacred duty and trust imposed upon them to look equally to the rights and interests, whether political, social or religious of all section of the people of Pakistan. We should give opportunity and time to all sections of the people of Pakistan to examine and see whether this Objectives Resolution is acceptable to all of them or not. If we see that some portion of the, Objectives Resolution is not acceptable to any section of the population, then we should try to amend or modify that portion of the Resolution to make it acceptable to all.
- ↑ The motion refers to the Motion on Arms and Objects.
