the background of how the question of Joint Electorate verses Separate Electorate arose in India before partition. They have also given the Historical background why Pakistan was necessary for the Muslims and how Pakistan came to be created. But Sir, after the Constitution has been framed and accepted and that specially by my friends of the majority Community, as an Islamic Constitution, I would submit that all that has been said in those speeches are now irrelevant and would have been pertinent when the Constitution was being framed for giving an Islamic Constitution to Pakistan. All this is now a reiteration of the demand which now stands embodied in the Constitution. So I would appeal to them to examine the various provisions of the Constitution and judge for themselves whether the issue of Separate Electorate can be considered to be a live issue and whether Separate Electorate System can at all come and be adopted for future elections. This morning, Sir, you very rightly said as the reason for deciding that this motion should be first moved, that “Joint Electorate is the natural thing and the separate Electorate is an exception". (MR. FARID AHMED: No, Sir, you didn't say like that). Yes Sir, you said it, and it is so, because if the provisions of the Constitution are analysed it will be found that all that has been said about Two-nation Theory Stands negatived in the Constitution and that an Islamic Constitution giving effect to, what was demanded in that behalf, and that all matters that were necessary to make the members of the Majority Community lead their lives according to the Quoran and Sunnah have been embodied in the Constitution, along with the matters for making it a Democratic Constitution. Now what are the provisions of the Constitution? Islamic provisions lave been embodied in the Constitution and that has made the Muslims of Pakistan to acclaim it as an Islamic Constitution. From the provisions in the directive principles you will find that the State will take all care to see that the Mussalmans would endeavour to lead their lives according to the Quoran and Sunnah., and that the state would help the Mussalmans in that behalf. Then there are come specific provisions as to how the provisions of the Quoran and Sunnah are to be enacted into law. A Commission will be appointed under articles 197 and 198 by the President within a year from the Constitution day to examine the provisions of the Quoran and Sunnah and then report to the President what provisions of the Quoran and Sunnah are enactable and should be enacted into law. When such laws would be brought before the National Assembly, the members of the National Assembly composed of Muslims and non-Muslims will have to take a decision. Here the Two-nation Theory was not adhered to by debarring non-Muslim members from taking any part in such, a decision. Now, Sir, here I submit that by these provisions jointness is established in the very Constitution. Then with, regard to the other matters take for instance the case of election of the President. The President is to be elected through the Electoral College composed of the members of the National Assembly and members of the provincial Assemblies of both the wings. Then they will have to vote. together and elect one for the Presidentship. Here also the Two-nation Theory stands abandoned. Of course, there is a provision that none but a Muslim should be elected as the President. That is another matter. I will come to that later on if time permits.
The other provisions in the Constitution are to enable the members of the Provincial Assemblies and of the National Assembly to take such measures as will aim at establishing a Welfare State-a Socialistic State-as would do away with the disparity of wealth and all existing inequalities in the economic field that hamper the growth of the
